Where does “dishevelment” come from?
dishevelment (English) comes from English dishevel, from Old French descheveler, from Old French chevel, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
dishevelment (English): The state or quality of being disheveled
Definitions
- The state or quality of being disheveled
Ancestry of “dishevelment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dishevel | To throw into disorder; upheave; To disarrange or... |
| 2 | Old French | descheveler | — |
| 3 | Old French | chevel | hair |
| 4 | Latin | capillus | a hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |