Where does “ragás” come from?
ragás (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese regaço, from Portuguese regaçar, from Vulgar Latin *captiare, 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,...
ragás (Kabuverdianu): lap
Definitions
- lap
Ancestry of “ragás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | regaço | lap space in front of the lower abdomen, or over the legs of a seated person |
| 2 | Portuguese | regaçar | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *captiare | — |
| 4 | Latin | capere | present active infinitive of capiō; second-person... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |