Where does “chevage” come from?

chevage (English) comes from Old French chevage, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

chevage (English): A capitation tax; an equal tax or tribute per...

Definitions

  1. A capitation tax; an equal tax or tribute per...

Ancestry of “chevage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchevage—
2Old Frenchchiefhead; leader, chief; front
3Vulgar Latincapumhead, chief; head
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →