Etymology of the English word chattel
the English word
chattelderived from the Old French word
chatelderived from the Latin word
capitale (capital crime, punishment; priestess headband)
derived from the Latin word
capitalis (of, belonging to head, life)
derived from the Latin word
caput (head; small head; head; head; head; head; person; life; heading; chapter, principal division)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaput- (head)
Date
The earliest known usage of chattel in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
