Where does “chefão” come from?
chefão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Chefe, from French chef, from Middle French chief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
chefão (Portuguese): boss head of an organisation, especially of a criminal one
Definitions
- boss head of an organisation, especially of a criminal one
Ancestry of “chefão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Chefe | chief, head, head man, boss |
| 2 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 3 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 4 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |