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Where does “aucupatus” come from?

aucupatus (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.

aucupatus (Latin): chased

Definitions

  1. chased

Ancestry of “aucupatus”, 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

Words derived from “aucupatus”

  • aucupate
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