Where does “Kapellmeister” come from?
Kapellmeister (German) comes from German Kapelle, from Middle High German kappelle, from Old High German kappella, from Latin cappella, from Latin -ella, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Kapellmeister (German): kapellmeister
Ancestry of “Kapellmeister”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Kapelle | chapel; band, ensemble |
| 2 | Middle High German | kappelle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kappella | — |
| 4 | Latin | cappella | chapel; choir |
| 5 | Latin | -ella | inflection of -ellus:
## nominative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “Kapellmeister”