Where does “amancebarse” come from?
amancebarse (Spanish) comes from Spanish mancebo, from Vulgar Latin mancipius, from Latin mancipium, from Latin manceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
amancebarse (Spanish): to shack up live together
Definitions
- to shack up live together
Ancestry of “amancebarse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mancebo | juvenile; youth; young servant, waiter |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | mancipius | slave |
| 3 | Latin | mancipium | The formal taking possession of goods bought;... |
| 4 | Latin | manceps | purchaser, renter; contractor, agent; surety,... |
| 5 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 6 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |