Where does “kappeli” come from?
kappeli (Finnish) comes from Swedish kapell, from Old Swedish cappell, from Medieval Latin cappella, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
kappeli (Finnish): chapel
Ancestry of “kappeli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kapell | a chapel |
| 2 | Old Swedish | cappell | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | cappella | — |
| 4 | Latin | cāppa | — |
| 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 |