Where does “cachear” come from?

cachear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cacho, from Latin capulum, 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,...

cachear (Portuguese): to curl

Definitions

  1. to curl

Ancestry of “cachear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecachohand; lock; raceme
2Latincapulumhandle; hilt; halter, lasso
3Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō