French word chapelle comes from Latin -ellum, Latin cappa ((Late Latin) cape, sleeveless coat.)

Detailed word origin of chapelle

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
-ellum	Latin (lat)
cappa	Latin (lat)	(Late Latin) cape, sleeveless coat.
cappella	Late Latin (LL)
cappella	Latin (lat)	(Late Latin, Vulgar Latin, Medieval Latin) chapel. (Late Latin, Vulgar Latin, Medieval Latin) choir.
*cappella	Latin (lat)	Chapel.
chapele	Old French (fro)	Chapel (building).
chapelle	Middle French (frm)	Chapel (building).
chapelle	French (fra)	Chapel. Covering for the head.

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