English
chabot
Chabot comes from French chabot.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentchabot
- Englishearliest quotation 1874same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentchabot
- Englishearliest quotation 1874same form
Earliest quotation: 1874, John Woody Papworth: “Chabots[:] Or three chabots gu.”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’
had, case, except, heavy, cash, accept, receive, capacity, catch, heavily, behavior, capture, capable, achieve, cable, recipe, reception, occupation, perception, recipient, chase, haven, behave, anticipation, anticipate, caption, captive, capsule, susceptible, deception, captivity, cater, hawk, cassette, conceive, deceive, deceptive, casket, deceit, chassis, 134 more
through Proto-Indo-European *káput ‘head’
through Proto-Italic *kaput ‘head’
capitalism, capitalize, capitan, escapade, capote, capitaine, 60 more
through Latin caput ‘the head’
capital, captain, escape, cape, chapter, cattle, capitol, chef, cabin, capita, precipitation, chapel, cad, mischief, chaplain, mischievous, capillary, precipitate, capo, chieftain, occipital, capa, caddie, precipitous, capitulate, cabana, scamper, scamp, jefe, dishevelled, capuchin, kaput, caput, chattel, chaperon, cabochon, 68 more
Today it means
noun A kind of fish, mainly found on the coat of arms of the Chabot family ("or, three chabots gules").
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French chabot / chabot