Where does “caça-dotes” come from?
caça-dotes (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-dotes (Portuguese): gold digger a person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain wealth
Definitions
- gold digger a person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain wealth
Ancestry of “caça-dotes”, step by step
caça-dotes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese caçar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | caçar | to hunt |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | caçar | — |
| 3 | Latin | captiāre | to hunt |
| 4 | Latin | captus | captured, having been captured, seized, having... |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Portuguese dotes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | dotes | — |