Where does “catel” come from?
catel (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman catel, from Medieval Latin capitale, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
catel (Middle English): Property, as distinguished from rent or income
Definitions
- Property, as distinguished from rent or income
Ancestry of “catel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | catel | personal property; Alternative form of chatel |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | capitale | young cattle |
| 3 | Latin | capitālis | of the head or life |
| 4 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |