Where does “achaflanar” come from?

achaflanar (Spanish) comes from Spanish chaflán, from French chanfrein, from Old French chanfrain, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

achaflanar (Spanish): to chamfer

Definitions

  1. to chamfer

Ancestry of “achaflanar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchaflánchamfer
2Frenchchanfreinchamfer, bevel; chamfron, chamfrein
3Old Frenchchanfrainchamfron
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-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 →