Where does “catador” come from?
catador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese catar, 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,...
catador (Portuguese): scavenger someone who scavenges
Definitions
- scavenger someone who scavenges
Ancestry of “catador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | catar | to gather; to glean; to collect; to pick up; to... |
| 2 | Latin | cattare | — |
| 3 | Latin | captāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | capere | present active infinitive of capiō; second-person... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |