Where does “chapelet” come from?

chapelet (Old 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.

chapelet (Old French): small hat

Definitions

small hat

Ancestry of “chapelet”, step by step

chapelet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French chapel

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	chapel	hat
2	Late Latin	cappellus	—
3	Latin	cāppa	cape, cloak
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

via Old French et

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	et	and
2	Latin	et	and; plus; though, even if
3	Proto-Indo-European	éti	beyond; over
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₁é	and, then
5	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰe	Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “chapelet”

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