Where does “agațament” come from?
agațament (Romanian) comes from Romanian agăța, from Vulgar Latin accaptiare, from Latin captus, 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,...
agațament (Romanian): hookup, fling
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Ancestry of “agațament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | agăța | to suspend, to hang; to hook; to catch |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | accaptiare | — |
| 3 | Latin | captus | captured, having been captured, seized, having... |
| 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,... |