Etymology of the English word chaplain
the English word
chaplainderived from the Old French word
chapelainderived from the Latin word
cappellanus (chaplain)
derived 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
capellanus (chaplain)
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 chaplain in English dates from the 12th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
