Where does “kaċċa” come from?

kaċċa (Maltese) comes from Italian caccia, from Italian cacciare, from Latin captiāre, from Latin captus, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

kaċċa (Maltese): hunting, chase

Definitions

  1. hunting, chase

Ancestry of “kaċċa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancacciahunting; shooting; look out; pursuit
2Italiancacciareto hunt, to prey on; to hunt, to shoot, to snare;...
3Latincaptiāreto hunt
4Latincaptuscaptured, having been captured, seized, having...
5Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō