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Ostrozac said:They probably weren't known as chieftains, but rather as ceann-cinnidh -- as Gaelic was never Romanized as a language. The word "chief" -- as used by the CDS, various Navies, and controversially Kansas City Football Club, came into English from the French, where it originated in the Latin as "caput". Very unlikely that the ancient Romans were actually talking about the NFL at the time, or referencing the populations of the New World. Context is important, and while the word itself isn't inherently offensive -- it is sometimes used in an offensive way -- the Navy isn't using the word in the same way as a football team that plays in Arrowhead Stadium and has a mascot named Warpaint.
Thanks for that!!! But .. but ... they even named a tank Chieftan!!