Morpheme
Chief
Type
free base
Denotation
head, leader
Etymology
Middle English cheef, chef; Old French chef, chief; Vulgar Latin capus; Latin caput
Evidence
archchief, chief, chiefdom, chiefer, chiefery, chiefest, chiefhood, chiefie, chiefless, chiefling, chiefly, chiefness, chiefry, chiefs, chiefship, cochief, overchief, subchief, underchief
Doublet
Cape, Capo, Caput, Chef, Head
See Also
Chieft, Chef, Capt, Cape, Capit(e) [Capite, Capit], Cipite, Cipe, Head
