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Where does “cacciare” come from?

cacciare (Italian) comes from Latin captiāre, from Latin captus, 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,...

cacciare (Italian): to hunt, to prey on; to hunt, to shoot, to snare;...

Definitions

  1. to hunt, to prey on; to hunt, to shoot, to snare;...

Ancestry of “cacciare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaptiāre—
2Latincaptuscaptured, having been captured, seized, having...
3Latincapiō—
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “cacciare”

  • cacciatore
  • caccia
  • scacciare
  • cacciata
  • cacciatore
  • scacciamosche
  • cacciabile
  • capocaccia
  • cacciatrice
  • anticaccia
  • cacciagione
  • cacciato
  • guardiacaccia
  • guardacaccia
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