Where does “captenir-se” come from?

captenir-se (Catalan) comes from Catalan cap, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

captenir-se (Catalan): to behave in a certain way

Definitions

  1. to behave in a certain way

Ancestry of “captenir-se”, step by step

captenir-se traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan cap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancaphead; boss, chief, leader; cape
2Vulgar Latincapus—
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Catalan tenir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantenirto have, possess; to hold
2Latintenīre—
3Latintenēretenderly, lovingly
4Latintenersoft, delicate, tender; young, youthful;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Catalan sé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanséhimself, herself, itself (direct or indirect object)
2Latinsēwithout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →