Where does “chappeau” come from?

chappeau (Middle French) comes 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.

chappeau (Middle French): hat

Definitions

  1. hat

Ancestry of “chappeau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchapelhat
2Late Latincappellus—
3Latincāppacape, cloak
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “chappeau”

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