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Where does “caça” come from?

caça (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese caçar, from Old Portuguese caçar, from Latin captiāre, from Latin captus, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

caça (Portuguese): hunting; hunt; game

Definitions

  1. hunting; hunt; game

Ancestry of “caça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecaçarto hunt
2Old Portuguesecaçar—
3Latincaptiāre—
4Latincaptuscaptured, having been captured, seized, having...
5Latincapiō—
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “caça”

  • anticaça
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