Where does “chape” come from?

chape (Middle English) comes from Old French chape, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

chape (Middle English): A metal cover or mounting, especially the chape of a scabbard

Definitions

  1. A metal cover or mounting, especially the chape of a scabbard

Ancestry of “chape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchapecape
2Latincāppacape, cloak
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “chape”

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