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Where does “catar” come from?

catar (Portuguese) comes 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,...

catar (Portuguese): to gather; to glean; to collect; to pick up; to...

Definitions

  1. to gather; to glean; to collect; to pick up; to...

Ancestry of “catar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincattare—
2Latincaptāre—
3Latincaperepresent active infinitive of capiō; second-person...
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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