English
txapela
Txapela comes from Basque txapela ‘absolutive singular of txapel’, from txapel ‘beret’, and ultimately from Late Latin cappella ‘little coat’.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcappella1as cappellam‘little coat’
- Basquemoderntxapel2‘beret’
- Basquemoderntxapela2‘absolutive singular of txapel’absolutive singular of txapel
- Englishtodaytxapela2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Basque txapel
- 2 Wiktionary, English txapela
Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcappellaWiktionary, Basque txapelas cappellam‘little coat’
- BasquemoderntxapelWiktionary, English txapela‘beret’
- BasquemoderntxapelaWiktionary, English txapela‘absolutive singular of txapel’absolutive singular of txapel
- EnglishtodaytxapelaWiktionary, English txapela
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’
had, case, except, heavy, cash, catch, accept, receive, behavior, achieve, cable, heavily, capacity, chase, capable, reception, capture, occupation, haven, perception, recipe, behave, recipient, hawk, anticipation, anticipate, susceptible, deception, cater, chassis, caption, captive, capsule, cassette, conceive, captivity, deceive, deceptive, casket, deceit, 132 more
through Proto-Indo-European *káput ‘head’
through Proto-Italic *kaput ‘head’
capitalism, capitalize, capitan, capote, capitaine, 59 more
through Latin caput ‘head’
capital, captain, chapter, chef, cattle, capitol, precipitation, capita, cad, mischief, mischievous, chieftain, precipitate, occipital, caddie, precipitous, capillary, capo, escapade, chattel, chabot, jefe, capitulate, scamper, dishevelled, cabochon, caput, 66 more
through Latin cappa ‘cape’
escape, cabin, cope, cape, cabana, capa, scamp, capuchin, kaput, chaperon, 19 more
through Late Latin cappella ‘little coat’
Today it means
noun A Basque-style beret
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “txapela”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Basque txapel. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Late Latin cappella / txapela