Where does “chanfrain” come from?

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

chanfrain (Old French): chamfron

Definitions

  1. chamfron

Ancestry of “chanfrain”, step by step

chanfrain traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin caput

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

via Old French champ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchampfield; battlefield
2LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Old French frein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfreinbit
2Latinfrēnumbridle, harness, curb, bit
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “chanfrain”

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