Where does “chaperon” come from?

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

chaperon (Old French): a hairstyle popular in the Middle Ages; headscarf...

Definitions

  1. a hairstyle popular in the Middle Ages; headscarf...

Ancestry of “chaperon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “chaperon”

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