chapiter

Today it means: The capital or uppermost part of a column, upon which the roof and its decorations are supported. Full definition →

Middle English chapitre ← Old French chapitre ← Latin capitulum

The story

From Middle English chapitre, from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput (“head”). Doublet of chapter and capitulum.

Middle Englishchapitre all →

Old Frenchchapitre all →

Latincapitulum all →

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