Where does “jefe” come from?
jefe (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish xefe, 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.
jefe (Spanish): chief; president; head; leader of a business,...
Definitions
- chief; president; head; leader of a business,...
Ancestry of “jefe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | xefe | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “jefe”