Where does “ĉefe” come from?
ĉefe (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĉefa, from Esperanto ĉefo, from French chef, from Middle French chief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
ĉefe (Esperanto): mainly, chiefly
Definitions
- mainly, chiefly
Ancestry of “ĉefe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĉefa | chief; main; principal |
| 2 | Esperanto | ĉefo | chief; head |
| 3 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 4 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 5 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |