Where does “acchiappatoio” come from?
acchiappatoio (Italian) comes from Italian acchiappare, from Italian chiappare, from Vulgar Latin clapare, from Latin caplāre, from Latin capulāre, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
acchiappatoio (Italian): trap; deceit, deception
Ancestry of “acchiappatoio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | acchiappare | to catch or seize; to roust |
| 2 | Italian | chiappare | to catch |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | clapare | present active infinitive of *clapō |
| 4 | Latin | caplāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | capulāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |