Where does “chevelure” come from?
chevelure (French) comes from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
chevelure (French): hair; tail
Definitions
- hair; tail
Ancestry of “chevelure”, step by step
chevelure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin capillus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | capillus | a hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses |
| 2 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Middle French chevelure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | chevelure | — |