Where does “caber” come from?
caber (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish caber, 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,...
caber (Spanish): to fit, enter; to traverse, pass through or...
Definitions
- to fit, enter; to traverse, pass through or...
Ancestry of “caber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Spanish | caber | — |
| 2 | Latin | capere | present active infinitive of capiō; second-person... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
Words derived from “caber”