Where does “chaflán” come from?

chaflán (Spanish) comes 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.

chaflán (Spanish): chamfer

Definitions

  1. chamfer

Ancestry of “chaflán”, step by step

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

Words derived from “chaflán”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →