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Where does “incapiente” come from?

incapiente (Italian) comes from Italian capiente, from Italian capire, 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,...

incapiente (Italian): insufficient

Definitions

  1. insufficient

Ancestry of “incapiente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancapientecapacious, roomy, ample, large
2Italiancapireto understand, fathom, get the point, take the...
3Latincaperepresent active infinitive of capiō; second-person...
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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