Where does “chevin” come from?

chevin (English) comes from Old French chevesne, from Old French chef, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

chevin (English): A chub

Definitions

  1. A chub

Ancestry of “chevin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchevesnechub
2Old FrenchchefAlternative form of chief; head; important
3Vulgar Latincapus—
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 →