Where does “acatar” come from?

acatar (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin accattare, from Latin cattare, 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,...

Ancestry of “acatar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinaccattare
2Latincattare
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,...

Words derived from “acatar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō
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