Where does “kaplica” come from?
kaplica (Vilamovian) comes from Vilamovian kaplic, from Polish kaplica, from Old Czech kaplicě, from Medieval Latin cappella, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
kaplica (Vilamovian): plural of kaplic
Ancestry of “kaplica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vilamovian | kaplic | chapel |
| 2 | Polish | kaplica | chapel |
| 3 | Old Czech | kaplicě | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cappella | — |
| 5 | Latin | cāppa | — |
| 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 |