Where does “chevelure” come from?

chevelure (English) comes from French chevelure, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

chevelure (English): The nebulous part of a comet or star; A head of...

Definitions

  1. The nebulous part of a comet or star; A head of...

Ancestry of “chevelure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchevelurehair; tail
2Latincapillusa hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-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 →