Where does “xapéu” come from?

xapéu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese chapéu, from Old French chapel, from Late Latin cappellus, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

xapéu (Kabuverdianu): hat

Definitions

Ancestry of “xapéu”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	chapéu	hat; circumflex accent
2	Old French	chapel	hat
3	Late Latin	cappellus	—
4	Latin	cāppa	cape, cloak
5	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
7	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
8	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →