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
See Also
Chieft, Chef, Capt, Cape, Capit(e) [Capite, Capit], Cipite, Cipe, Head
