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Where does “encetar” come from?

encetar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin incepto, from Latin incipiō, 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,...

Ancestry of “encetar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininceptoI begin, undertake; I begin business, that is, I...
2Latinincipiō—
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 “encetar”

  • encetar
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