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Where does “scapestrare” come from?

scapestrare (Italian) comes from Italian capestro, from Latin capistrum, 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,...

scapestrare (Italian): to unleash, to unbridle; to let oneself go

Definitions

  1. to unleash, to unbridle; to let oneself go

Ancestry of “scapestrare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancapestronoose; halter; one-sided
2Latincapistrumhalter, headstall, harness
3Latincapiō—
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “scapestrare”

  • scapestrato
  • scapestrataggine
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