Where does “kastekappeli” come from?
kastekappeli (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.
kastekappeli (Finnish): baptistry chapel in which a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism is performed
Definitions
- baptistry chapel in which a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism is performed
Ancestry of “kastekappeli”, step by step
kastekappeli 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 |