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
2Latincaptiāreto hunt
3Latincaptuscaptured, having been captured, seized, having...
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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō