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English word chef comes from Proto-Indo-European *kapōlo, Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti (To be grasping.)
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*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.