Where does “achapter” come from?

achapter (Middle French) comes from Old French achater, from Late Latin accaptare, from Latin captāre, 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,...

achapter (Middle French): to buy; to purchase

Definitions

  1. to buy; to purchase

Ancestry of “achapter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchachaterto buy; to purchase
2Late Latinaccaptarepresent active infinitive of *accaptō;...
3Latincaptāre
4Latincaperepresent active infinitive of capiō; second-person...
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
8Proto-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
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