Where does “chiefage” come from?

chiefage (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.

chiefage (English): A tribute by the head; a poll tax

Definitions

  1. A tribute by the head; a poll tax

Ancestry of “chiefage”, 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 →
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