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Etymology of the French word chief

the Old French word chief
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 French

chef

Derivations in other languages

Italian ceffo

Usage

Word found in Old French



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