Where does “kapliczka” come from?

kapliczka (Polish) comes from Polish kaplica, from Old Czech kaplicě, from Medieval Latin cappella, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kapliczka (Polish): shrine, wayside shrine

Definitions

  1. shrine, wayside shrine

Ancestry of “kapliczka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkaplicachapel
2Old Czechkaplicě—
3Medieval Latincappella—
4Latincāppacape, cloak
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →