Where does “chefete” come from?
chefete (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.
chefete (Portuguese): a boss of low prestige; someone who occupies a leading position but is thought not to deserve or be suitable for it
Definitions
- a boss of low prestige; someone who occupies a leading position but is thought not to deserve or be suitable for it
Ancestry of “chefete”, 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 |