Where does “capere” come from?
capere (Latin) comes 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,...
capere (Latin): present active infinitive of capiō; second-person...
Definitions
- present active infinitive of capiō; second-person...
Ancestry of “capere”, step by step
capere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Italic kapiō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Proto-Indo-European kap-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |