Etymology of the English word chevet
the English word chevet
derived from the French word chevet
derived from the Medieval Latin word capitium (covering for head; opening in tunic for head; undervest; kind of tunic worn by women)
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)
derived from the Latin word capitus