Where does “capela” come from?

capela (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese capela, from Late Latin cappella, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capela (Galician): chapel; fleece of a sheep; layer

Definitions

  1. chapel; fleece of a sheep; layer

Ancestry of “capela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecapelachapel
2Late Latincappellalittle cloak; chapel
3Latincāppacape, cloak
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →