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Where does “catar” come from?

catar (Old Portuguese) comes from Late Latin catto, from Latin captō, from Latin capiō, 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,...

catar (Old Portuguese): to look; to observe; to examine; to look for; to...

Definitions

  1. to look; to observe; to examine; to look for; to...

Ancestry of “catar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincatto—
2Latincaptō—
3Latincapiō—
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “catar”

  • catar
  • catasol
  • catar
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