Where does “aucupor” come from?

aucupor (Latin) comes 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.

aucupor (Latin): I go bird-catching or fowling; I catch or take...

Definitions

  1. I go bird-catching or fowling; I catch or take...

Ancestry of “aucupor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaucepsa bird-catcher; fowler; eavesdropper
2Latincepshead
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “aucupor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →