Where does “cheptel” come from?
cheptel (French) comes from Old French chetel, from Old French chatel, from Latin capitāle, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
cheptel (French): livestock
Definitions
- livestock
Ancestry of “cheptel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | chetel | — |
| 2 | Old French | chatel | possession; Alternative form of chastel |
| 3 | Latin | capitāle | capital crime |
| 4 | Latin | capitālis | of the head or life |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |