Where does “kapella” come from?

kapella (Old High German) comes from Vulgar Latin cappella, from Latin cappa, from Latin capitulare, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Ancestry of “kapella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincappellachapel; choir
2Latincappacape, sleeveless coat
3Latincapitularehead tax
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “kapella”

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