Where does “riscattare” come from?
riscattare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin reexcaptare, from Latin captāre, 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,...
riscattare (Italian): to free from captivity; to free; to redeem
Definitions
- to free from captivity; to free; to redeem
Ancestry of “riscattare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | reexcaptare | present active infinitive of *reexcaptō |
| 2 | Latin | captāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | capere | present active infinitive of capiō; second-person... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
Words derived from “riscattare”