Where does “cheveteyn” come from?
cheveteyn (Middle English) comes from Old French chevetaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
cheveteyn (Middle English): The leader of a nation or a political division; a...
Definitions
- The leader of a nation or a political division; a...
Ancestry of “cheveteyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | chevetaine | chief; captain; leader |
| 2 | Latin | capitāneus | large, chief in size |
| 3 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |