Where does “chapelet” come from?

chapelet (French) comes from Old French chapelet, from Old French chapel, from Late Latin cappellus, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

chapelet (French): wreath; rosary, beads; string, hatful

Definitions

  1. wreath; rosary, beads; string, hatful

Ancestry of “chapelet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchapeletsmall hat
2Old Frenchchapelhat
3Late Latincappellus—
4Latincāppacape, cloak
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “chapelet”

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