Where does “rescat” come from?
rescat (English) comes from Spanish rescate, from Spanish rescatar, from Vulgar Latin reexcaptare, from Latin captāre, from Latin capere, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
rescat (English): ransom; release
Ancestry of “rescat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | rescate | rescue; ransom; bail-out, bail out |
| 2 | Spanish | rescatar | to rescue |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | reexcaptare | present active infinitive of *reexcaptō |
| 4 | Latin | captāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | capere | present active infinitive of capiō; second-person... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |