Where does “chétif” come from?
chétif (English) comes from French chétif, from Old French chaitif, from Vulgar Latin cactivus, from Latin captīvus, from Latin captus, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
chétif (English): Sickly; weak
Definitions
- Sickly; weak
Ancestry of “chétif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chétif | puny, scrawny; meagre, paltry |
| 2 | Old French | chaitif | wretch |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | cactivus | — |
| 4 | Latin | captīvus | a captive, a prisoner |
| 5 | Latin | captus | captured, having been captured, seized, having... |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 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,... |