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Where does “diskabresta” come from?

diskabresta (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese descabrestar, from Portuguese cabresto, from Old Portuguese cabresto, from Latin capistrum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

diskabresta (Kabuverdianu): to lose self-control

Definitions

  1. to lose self-control

Ancestry of “diskabresta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedescabrestar—
2Portuguesecabrestohalter
3Old Portuguesecabresto—
4Latincapistrumhalter, headstall, harness
5Latincapiō—
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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