Where does “chapéu” come from?

chapéu (Portuguese) 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.

chapéu (Portuguese): hat; circumflex accent

Definitions

  1. hat; circumflex accent

Ancestry of “chapéu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchapelhat
2Late Latincappellus
3Latincāppacape, cloak
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “chapéu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput