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Where does “caçador” come from?

caçador (Catalan) comes from Catalan caçar, from Latin captiāre, from Latin captus, 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,...

caçador (Catalan): hunter; hunting

Definitions

  1. hunter; hunting

Ancestry of “caçador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancaçarto hunt, to chase; to catch
2Latincaptiāre—
3Latincaptuscaptured, having been captured, seized, having...
4Latincapiō—
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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