Where does “capel” come from?

capel (Welsh) comes from Late Latin cappella, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capel (Welsh): chapel; nonconformist meetinghouse or chapel

Definitions

  1. chapel; nonconformist meetinghouse or chapel

Ancestry of “capel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincappellalittle cloak; chapel
2Latincāppacape, cloak
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput
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