ĉefo

Esperanto

head
Definitions
  • chief
  • head

Etymology

Borrowed from French chef (chief, boss, patron, leader) derived from Old French chief (head, leader) derived from Latin *capum, caput (head, etc, source) derived from Proto-Italic *kaput derived from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kauput-

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