Where does “chapa” come from?
chapa (Portuguese) comes from French chape, from Old French chape, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
chapa (Portuguese): plate; X-ray; ticket
Ancestry of “chapa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | chape | cape, cloak; cope, cappa; gin block |
| 2 | Old French | chape | cape |
| 3 | Latin | cāppa | — |
| 4 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |