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
Ancestry of “chevin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | chevesne | chub |
| 2 | Old French | chef | Alternative form of chief; head; important |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 4 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |