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Where does “capir” come from?

capir (Catalan) comes from Italian capire, from Latin capere, 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,...

capir (Catalan): to get, understand

Definitions

  1. to get, understand

Ancestry of “capir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancapireto understand, fathom, get the point, take the...
2Latincaperepresent active infinitive of capiō; second-person...
3Proto-Italickapiōtake
4Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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