Where does “chapon” come from?
chapon (French) comes from Middle French chappon, from Old French chapon, from Vulgar Latin cappo, from Latin cāpō — a capon.
chapon (French): capon; a castrated cockerel or the meat thereof;...
Definitions
- capon; a castrated cockerel or the meat thereof;...
Ancestry of “chapon”, step by step
chapon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French chappon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | chappon | capon |
| 2 | Old French | chapon | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | cappo | — |
| 4 | Latin | cāpō | a capon |
via Italian cappone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cappone | capon |