chef

*kapōlo (Proto-Indo-European)

*kh₂pyéti (Proto-Indo-European)

To be grasping.

*kaput (Proto-Indo-European)

*kaput (Proto-Italic)

Head.

caput (Latin)

(New Latin, anatomy) headlike protuberance on an organ or body part, usually bone, for instance caput ulnae. (New Latin, medicine) a disease; a severe swelling of the soft tissues of a newborn's scalp that develops as the baby travels through the birth canal. (figuratively) life. (figuratively) the vital part. (in writings) division, section, paragraph, chapter. (of a river) origin, source, [...]

*capum (Latin)

(Vulgar Latin) head.

chief (Old French)

(anatomy) head. Front (foremost side of something). Leader, chief.

cap (Old French)

chief (Middle French)

Head.

chef (French)

(heraldiccharge) chief; top third of a coat of arms. (now, _, literary) head. A boss, chief, leader.. A culinary chef, chief cook. Article, principal point.. Principal motive.

chef (English)

(slang) One who manufactures illegal drugs; a cook.. Any cook.. The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment.. The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.