Where does “chaperon” come from?

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

chaperon (French): chaperon

Definitions

  1. chaperon

Ancestry of “chaperon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchaperona hairstyle popular in the Middle Ages; headscarf...
2Old Frenchchapecape
3Latincāppacape, cloak
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “chaperon”

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