hepe

Cebuano

noun
Definitions
  • a chief or head police or military officer

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian jefe (boss, leader) derived from French chef (chief, boss, patron, leader) derived from Latin caput (head, etc, source) derived from Proto-Italic *kaput derived from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kauput-

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