Where does “ше́фство” come from?
ше́фство (Russian) comes from Russian шеф, 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.
ше́фство (Russian): patronage, sponsorship
Definitions
- patronage, sponsorship
Ancestry of “ше́фство”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | шеф | boss, chief; patron, sponsor |
| 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 |