Where does “ciapèr” come from?

ciapèr (Emilian) comes from Vulgar Latin clapare, from Latin caplāre, from Latin capulāre, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

ciapèr (Emilian): to snatch, to seize

Definitions

  1. to snatch, to seize

Ancestry of “ciapèr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinclaparepresent active infinitive of *clapō
2Latincaplāre
3Latincapulāre
4Latincapulumhandle; hilt; halter, lasso
5Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō