Where does “cheveux” come from?
cheveux (French) comes from French cheveu, from Middle French cheveu, from Old French cheveu, from Old French chevel, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
cheveux (French): plural of cheveu; hair
Definitions
- plural of cheveu; hair
Ancestry of “cheveux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cheveu | a headhair |
| 2 | Middle French | cheveu | a hair |
| 3 | Old French | cheveu | a hair |
| 4 | Old French | chevel | hair |
| 5 | Latin | capillus | a hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |