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Where does “chacen” come from?

chacen (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman chacer, from Old French chacier, 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,...

Ancestry of “chacen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormanchacerAlternative form of chacier
2Old Frenchchacierto hunt, to go hunting
3Latincaptiāre—
4Latincaptuscaptured, having been captured, seized, having...
5Latincapiō—
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “chacen”

  • chase
  • chasing
  • steeplechase
  • steeplechasing
  • steeplechaser
  • chaseth
  • paperchase
  • chasee
  • chasest
  • chasey
  • chasable
  • inchase
  • rechase
  • forechase
  • ĉasejo
  • ĉasisto
  • ĉasi
  • ĉasaĵo
  • chasar
  • chaso
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