chatel
See also: châtél
Franco-Provençal
Noun
chatel (Old Dauphinois)
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “castellum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 468
Old French
Etymology 1
Inherited from Late Latin capitale, nominalization of Latin capitālis.
Alternative forms
Noun
chatel oblique singular, m (oblique plural chateaus or chateax or chatiaus or chatiax or chatels, nominative singular chateaus or chateax or chatiaus or chatiax or chatels, nominative plural chatel)
Descendants
- Middle French: chaiptel, chatel, chetel
- → Middle Dutch: caftel, cachtel
- Dutch: kachtel
- → Middle English: catel; chatel
Etymology 2
See chastel.
Noun
chatel oblique singular, m (oblique plural chateaus or chateax or chatiaus or chatiax or chatels, nominative singular chateaus or chateax or chatiaus or chatiax or chatels, nominative plural chatel)
- alternative form of chastel
References
- chatel on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub (possession)
- chatel on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub (alternative form of chastel)