Where does “encaixe” come from?
encaixe (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese encaixar, from Portuguese Caixa, from Latin Capsa, 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,...
encaixe (Portuguese): slot; the act of fitting things together; the act...
Definitions
- slot; the act of fitting things together; the act...
Ancestry of “encaixe”, step by step
encaixe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese encaixar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | encaixar | to fit; to catch the football and hold it tightly |
| 2 | Portuguese | Caixa | box |
| 3 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 4 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 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,... |
via English in cash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | in cash | — |