Where does “chapeleiro” come from?

chapeleiro (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.

chapeleiro (Portuguese): hatter

Definitions

  1. hatter

Ancestry of “chapeleiro”, step by step

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