Where does “aucupate” come from?
aucupate (English) comes from Latin aucupatus, from Latin aucupor, from Latin auceps, from Latin ceps, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
aucupate (English): To hunt, to seek with vigilance
Definitions
- To hunt, to seek with vigilance
Ancestry of “aucupate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aucupatus | chased |
| 2 | Latin | aucupor | I go bird-catching or fowling; I catch or take... |
| 3 | Latin | auceps | a bird-catcher; fowler; eavesdropper |
| 4 | Latin | ceps | head |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |