Where does “ĉefbaziliko” come from?

ĉefbaziliko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĉef-, from English chief, from Middle English chef, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.

ĉefbaziliko (Esperanto): archbasilica

Definitions

  1. archbasilica

Ancestry of “ĉefbaziliko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoĉef-main, head, chief
2EnglishchiefA leader or head of a group of people,...
3Middle EnglishchefA leader, boss, or director; a chief official;...
4Old Frenchchiefhead; leader, chief; front
5Vulgar Latincapumhead, chief; head
6Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
7Proto-Italickaputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
9Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput
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