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Where does “cacciato” come from?

cacciato (Italian) comes from Italian cacciare, 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,...

cacciato (Italian): past participle of cacciare

Definitions

  1. past participle of cacciare

Ancestry of “cacciato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancacciareto hunt, to prey on; to hunt, to shoot, to snare;...
2Latincaptiāre—
3Latincaptuscaptured, having been captured, seized, having...
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 “cacciato”

  • cacciata
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