Where does “ĉapelo” come from?
ĉapelo (Esperanto) comes from French chapeau, from Middle French chappeau, from Old French chapel, from Late Latin cappellus, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
ĉapelo (Esperanto): hat; circumflex
Definitions
- hat; circumflex
Ancestry of “ĉapelo”, step by step
ĉapelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French chapeau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chapeau | hat; introductory text; lead of an article |
| 2 | Middle French | chappeau | hat |
| 3 | Old French | chapel | hat |
| 4 | Late Latin | cappellus | — |
| 5 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Italian cappello
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cappello | hat |