Where does “chapeo” come from?
chapeo (Ladino) 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.
chapeo (Ladino): hat
Ancestry of “chapeo”, 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 | — |
| 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 |