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Where does “captāre” come from?

captāre (Latin) comes 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,...

Ancestry of “captāre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaperepresent active infinitive of capiō; second-person...
2Proto-Italickapiōtake
3Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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