Where does “chapéu-de-napoleão” come from?
chapéu-de-napoleão (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-napoleão (Portuguese): yellow oleander
Definitions
- yellow oleander
Ancestry of “chapéu-de-napoleão”, step by step
chapéu-de-napoleão traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese chapéu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | chapéu | hat; circumflex accent |
| 2 | Old French | chapel | hat |
| 3 | Late Latin | cappellus | — |
| 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 |
via Portuguese dê
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | dê | dee |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | de | of |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Portuguese Napoleão
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Napoleão | Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte |