Where does “шевелюра” come from?

шевелюра (Russian) comes from French chevelure, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

шевелюра (Russian): the hair on one's head

Definitions

  1. the hair on one's head

Ancestry of “шевелюра”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchevelurehair; tail
2Latincapillusa hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-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 →
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