Where does “cappella” come from?

cappella (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin cappa, from Latin capitulare, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

cappella (Vulgar Latin): chapel; choir

Definitions

  1. chapel; choir

Ancestry of “cappella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincappacape, sleeveless coat
2Latincapitularehead tax
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “cappella”

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