Where does “encetar” come from?
encetar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese enceptar, from Latin incepto, from Latin incipiō, 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,...
encetar (Portuguese): to start, commence, initiate
Definitions
- to start, commence, initiate
Ancestry of “encetar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | enceptar | — |
| 2 | Latin | incepto | I begin, undertake; I begin business, that is, I... |
| 3 | Latin | incipiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 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,... |