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Where does “cabre” come from?

cabre (Catalan) comes 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,...

cabre (Catalan): to fit, as the possibility to enter or be...

Definitions

  1. to fit, as the possibility to enter or be...

Ancestry of “cabre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapiō—
2Proto-Italickapiōtake
3Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “cabre”

  • caber
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