Etymology of the French word chapelain
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 chapelain in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
chapellenieDerivations in other languages
English
chaplainCognates
Catalan
capellá, Dutch
kapelaan, German
Kaplan, Italian
cappellano, Norwegian
kapellan, Provençal
capelan, Spanish
capellan, Swedish
kaplanUsage
Word found in Old French
