Where does “chapéu de pasta” come from?

chapéu de pasta (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese chapéu, 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 de pasta (Portuguese): opera hat

Definitions

  1. opera hat

Ancestry of “chapéu de pasta”, step by step

chapéu de pasta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese chapéu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesechapéuhat; circumflex accent
2Old Frenchchapelhat
3Late Latincappellus
4Latincāppacape, cloak
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Portuguese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedee
2Old Portuguesedeof
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Portuguese pasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepastadough; paste; folder
2Old Portuguesepasta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput