English word chapter comes from Proto-Indo-European *kaput-, and later Proto-Italic *kaput (Head.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *kaput- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *kaput | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Head. |
| capitellum | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin) capital or chapiter of a column. (Late Latin) small head. |
| capitulum | Late Latin (LL) | |
| chapitre | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Chapter (of a book). |
| chapiter | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| chapter | English (en) | (military, with "out") To use administrative procedure to remove someone.. To divide into chapters.. To put into a chapter. (obsolete) A location or compartment.. A bishop's council.. A chapter house.. A community of canons or canonesses.. A decretal epistle.. A meeting of certain organized societies or orders.. A section of a social or religious body.. A sequence (of events), especially [...] |