Where does “catar” come from?
catar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese catar, from Late Latin catto, from Latin captō, from Latin capiō, 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,...
catar (Galician): gaze
Definitions
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Ancestry of “catar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | catar | to look; to observe; to examine; to look for; to... |
| 2 | Late Latin | catto | — |
| 3 | Latin | captō | to strive to seize, catch or grasp at |
| 4 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |