Where does “шефствовать” come from?
шефствовать (Russian) comes from Russian ше́фство, 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 — to seize, hold.
шефствовать (Russian): to act as patron, to have the patronage, to patronize, to sponsor, to support, to become a sponsor
Definitions
- to act as patron, to have the patronage, to patronize, to sponsor, to support, to become a sponsor
Ancestry of “шефствовать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ше́фство | patronage, sponsorship |
| 2 | Russian | шеф | boss, chief; patron, sponsor |
| 3 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 4 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 5 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |