Where does “каплица” come from?

каплица (Russian) comes from Polish kaplica, from Old Czech kaplicě, from Medieval Latin cappella, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

каплица (Russian): chapel

Definitions

  1. chapel

Ancestry of “каплица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkaplicachapel
2Old Czechkaplicě
3Medieval Latincappella
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 káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput
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