Where does “chatel” come from?
chatel (Middle English) comes from Old French chatel, from Latin capitāle, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
Ancestry of “chatel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | chatel | possession; Alternative form of chastel |
| 2 | Latin | capitāle | — |
| 3 | Latin | capitālis | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “chatel”