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

Definitions

  1. chapel

Ancestry of “kappeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkapella chapel
2Old Swedishcappell—
3Medieval Latincappella—
4Latincāppacape, cloak
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “kappeli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →