Where does “catar” come from?

catar (Asturian) comes from Old Leonese catar, from Late Latin catto, from Latin captō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

catar (Asturian): to milk; to search, look for; to gaze

Definitions

  1. to milk; to search, look for; to gaze

Ancestry of “catar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Leonesecatar—
2Late Latincatto—
3Latincaptōto strive to seize, catch or grasp at
4Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “catar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →