Where does “akatar” come from?
akatar (Cebuano) comes from Spanish acatar, from Spanish catar, from Old Spanish catar, from Late Latin catto, from Latin captō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
akatar (Cebuano): To attend to
Ancestry of “akatar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | acatar | to comply with |
| 2 | Spanish | catar | to taste; to sample; to examine, look at |
| 3 | Old Spanish | catar | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | catto | — |
| 5 | Latin | captō | — |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |