Where does “capî” come from?

capî (Friulian) comes from Vulgar Latin capire, from Latin capere, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

capî (Friulian): to comprehend, understand, grasp; to penetrate

Definitions

  1. to comprehend, understand, grasp; to penetrate

Ancestry of “capî”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincapire—
2Latincaperepresent active infinitive of capiō; second-person...
3Proto-Italickapiōtake
4Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →