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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; except , unless; to catch

Definitions

  1. gaze; except , unless; to catch

Ancestry of “catar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecatarto look; to observe; to examine; to look for; to...
2Late Latincatto—
3Latincaptō—
4Latincapiō—
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “catar”

  • catasol
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →