Etymology of the English word chapel
the English word
chapelderived from the Old French word
chapelederived from the Latin word
cappella (chapel; choir)
derived from the Latin word
cappa (cape, cloak, cassock)
derived from the Greek word
kappa, κάππα
derived from the Medieval Latin word
capella (chapel; choir; dirty fellow, old goat; man with a goat-like beard; she-goat; meteor type; star in constellation Auriga)
derived from the Latin word
capra (she-goat, nanny-goat)
derived from the Latin word
caper (he-goat, billy-goat; goatish)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
capa (cape, cloak; cassock)
derived from the Latin word
cappa (cape, cloak, cassock)
derived from the Greek word
kappa, κάππα
Date
The earliest known usage of chapel in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
antechapelCognates
Dutch
kapel, French
chapelle, German
Kapelle, Icelandic
kapella, Italian
cappella, Italian
capella, Norwegian
kapell, Portuguese
capela, Provençal
capella, Spanish
capilla, Swedish
kapellUsage
Word found in Modern English
