chief

*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.

chef (Old French)

chief (English)

(heraldiccharge) The top part of a shield or escutcheon. [from 15th c.]. A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc. [from 13th c.]. An informal address to an equal. (US, slang) To smoke cannabis. Primary; principal.