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Where does “chasseresse” come from?

chasseresse (French) comes from French chasser, from Old French chacier, from Latin captiāre, from Latin captus, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

chasseresse (French): huntress

Definitions

  1. huntress

Ancestry of “chasseresse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchasserto hunt; to chase; to drive off
2Old Frenchchacierto hunt, to go hunting
3Latincaptiāre—
4Latincaptuscaptured, having been captured, seized, having...
5Latincapiō—
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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