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