Etymology of the English word chaplet
the English word
chapletderived from the Old French word
chapeletderived from the Old French word
chapelderived from the Latin word
cappellusderived from the Latin word
cappa (cape, cloak, cassock)
derived from the Greek word
kappa, κάππα
Date
The earliest known usage of chaplet in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
chapletedUsage
Word found in Modern English
