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Where does “acatour” come from?

acatour (English) comes from English acater, 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 — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

acatour (English): The member of a large household responsible for...

Definitions

  1. The member of a large household responsible for...

Ancestry of “acatour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishacatercaterer
2Middle Englishachatour—
3Old FrenchacaterAlternative form of achater
4Old Frenchachaterto buy; to purchase
5Late Latinaccaptarepresent active infinitive of *accaptō;...
6Latincaptāre—
7Latincaperepresent active infinitive of capiō; second-person...
8Proto-Italickapiōtake
9Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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