Where does “kaptar” come from?
kaptar (Ido) comes from Esperanto kapti, 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,...
kaptar (Ido): to capture
Definitions
- to capture
Ancestry of “kaptar”, step by step
kaptar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto kapti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kapti | to catch, to capture |
| 2 | Latin | captō | to strive to seize, catch or grasp at |
| 3 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Old High German chafteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | chafteri | — |
| 2 | Latin | capisterium | vessel used for cleaning, separating seed grain... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκαφιστήριον | vessel used for cleaning, separating seed grain... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκάφος | hull of a ship; ship itself; hollow of the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκᾰ́πτω | I dig |