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Where does “caçar” come from?

caçar (Catalan) comes 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,...

caçar (Catalan): to hunt, to chase; to catch

Definitions

  1. to hunt, to chase; to catch

Ancestry of “caçar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “caçar”

  • caçador
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