Where does “capella” come from?

capella (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese capela, from Old Portuguese capela, from Late 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.

capella (Portuguese): Obsolete spelling of capela

Definitions

Obsolete spelling of capela

Ancestry of “capella”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	capela	chapel; fume hood
2	Old Portuguese	capela	chapel
3	Late Latin	cappella	little cloak; chapel
4	Latin	cāppa	cape, cloak
5	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
7	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
8	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

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