Where does “chanfrein” come from?

chanfrein (French) comes from Old French chanfrain, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

chanfrein (French): chamfer, bevel; chamfron, chamfrein

Definitions

  1. chamfer, bevel; chamfron, chamfrein

Ancestry of “chanfrein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchanfrainchamfron
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “chanfrein”

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