Where does “kappelileipä” come from?
kappelileipä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kappeli, 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 — to seize, hold.
kappelileipä (Finnish): A type of warm sandwich consisting of a thick, fried slice of ham and a fried egg on a piece of bread; sides may include pickles, fried onion, hash potatoes etc
Definitions
- A type of warm sandwich consisting of a thick, fried slice of ham and a fried egg on a piece of bread; sides may include pickles, fried onion, hash potatoes etc
Ancestry of “kappelileipä”, step by step
kappelileipä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kappeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kappeli | chapel |
| 2 | Swedish | kapell | a chapel |
| 3 | Old Swedish | cappell | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cappella | — |
| 5 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |