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Where does “cattiveria” come from?

cattiveria (Italian) comes from Italian cattivo, from Latin captīvus, 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,...

cattiveria (Italian): wickedness, nastiness, spite; naughtiness

Definitions

  1. wickedness, nastiness, spite; naughtiness

Ancestry of “cattiveria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancattivobad; wicked, naughty; villain
2Latincaptīvus—
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,...
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