myEtymology.com: French etymology of chapelle

1. Etymology of the French word chapelle

the French word chapelle

The earliest known usage of chapelle in French dates from the 12th century.

Dutch kapel, English chapel, German Kapelle, Icelandic kapella, Italian cappella, Italian capella, Norwegian kapell, Portuguese capela, Provençal capella, Spanish capilla, Swedish kapell

derived from the French word chapelle

derived from the Old French word chapel

derived from the Latin word cappellus

derived from the Latin word cappa (cape, cloak, cassock)

derived from the Greek word kappa, κάππα