Etymology of the French word catel
the North French word
catelderived from the Old Provençal word
capdalderived 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)
Derivations in other languages
English
cattleUsage
Word found in North French
