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Where does “capto” come from?

capto (Italian) comes from Italian captare, from Latin captō, 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,...

capto (Italian): first-person singular present indicative of...

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  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “capto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaptareto skillfully obtain or capture; to pick up,...
2Latincaptō—
3Latincapiō—
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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