Where does “accattare” come from?

accattare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin accattare, from Latin cattare, from Latin captāre, 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,...

accattare (Italian): to beg; to beg for; to go looking for

Definitions

  1. to beg; to beg for; to go looking for

Ancestry of “accattare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinaccattare—
2Latincattare—
3Latincaptāre—
4Latincaperepresent active infinitive of capiō; second-person...
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “accattare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →