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Where does “calappio” come from?

calappio (Italian) comes from Italian cappio, from Vulgar Latin caplus, from Latin capulus, 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,...

calappio (Italian): slip knot; snare; ambush

Definitions

  1. slip knot; snare; ambush

Ancestry of “calappio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancappioslip knot; noose
2Vulgar Latincaplus—
3Latincapulussarcophagus, bier, sepulchre, tomb; handle
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 “calappio”

  • accalappiamento
  • accalappiatura
  • accalappiare
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