Where does “Chefarzt” come from?
Chefarzt (German) comes from German Chef, from French chef, from Middle French chief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
Chefarzt (German): chief physician male or of unspecified gender
Definitions
- chief physician male or of unspecified gender
Ancestry of “Chefarzt”, step by step
Chefarzt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Chef
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Chef | boss, chief |
| 2 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 3 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 4 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 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 |