Where does “accattà” come from?
accattà (Neapolitan) comes from Old French acater, 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 — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
accattà (Neapolitan): to buy
Definitions
- to buy
Ancestry of “accattà”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | acater | Alternative form of achater |
| 2 | Old French | achater | to buy; to purchase |
| 3 | Late Latin | accaptare | present active infinitive of *accaptō;... |
| 4 | Latin | captāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | capere | present active infinitive of capiō; second-person... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |