Where does “acater” come from?
acater (English) comes from Middle English achatour, from Old French acater, from Old French achater, from Late Latin accaptare, from Latin captāre, from Latin capere, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
acater (English): caterer
Definitions
- caterer
Ancestry of “acater”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | achatour | — |
| 2 | Old French | acater | Alternative form of achater |
| 3 | Old French | achater | to buy; to purchase |
| 4 | Late Latin | accaptare | present active infinitive of *accaptō;... |
| 5 | Latin | captāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | capere | present active infinitive of capiō; second-person... |
| 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,... |