Where does “feltĉapelulo” come from?
feltĉapelulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĉapelo, 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 — to seize, hold.
feltĉapelulo (Esperanto): a person who wears a felt hat
Definitions
- a person who wears a felt hat
Ancestry of “feltĉapelulo”, step by step
feltĉapelulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ĉapelo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĉapelo | hat; circumflex |
| 2 | French | chapeau | hat; introductory text; lead of an article |
| 3 | Middle French | chappeau | hat |
| 4 | Old French | chapel | hat |
| 5 | Late Latin | cappellus | — |
| 6 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 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 |
via Esperanto felta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | felta | felt |