IacobusAmor

:The German wikip article is "A ca'''pp'''ella" as Rolandus mentioned, but explaining that it is often written in later centuries with only one P. On the other side US "Smith-Hall" perhaps under Germanic influence in the 19th century, has only ca'''p'''ella for chapel. By the way, why is chapel written with only one P? --[[Usor:Alex1011|Alex1011]] 06:58, 12 Aprilis 2007 (UTC)

::According to Merriam-Webster, because it reflects Old French ''chapele.'' Or maybe it's because English is a Germanic language. ::winkwink:: ¶ Seriously though, if the Medieval Latin = ''cappa,'' why didn't the French become ''chappelle''? Modern French appears to be ''chapelle,'' but a search at Google turns up numerous French personal names and placenames spelled ''chappelle.'' A puzzlement! [[Usor:IacobusAmor|IacobusAmor]] 09:54, 12 Aprilis 2007 (UTC)