Where does “aucupans” come from?

aucupans (Latin) comes from Latin aucupor, from Latin auceps, from Latin ceps, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

aucupans (Latin): chasing

Definitions

  1. chasing

Ancestry of “aucupans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaucuporI go bird-catching or fowling; I catch or take...
2Latinaucepsa bird-catcher; fowler; eavesdropper
3Latincepshead
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →