Where does “cacha” come from?

cacha (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin capla, from Latin capula, 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,...

cacha (Spanish): piece of the handle of a knife; stock, buttstock,...

Definitions

  1. piece of the handle of a knife; stock, buttstock,...

Ancestry of “cacha”, step by step

cacha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin capla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincapla
2Latincapulanominative plural of capulum; accusative plural...
3Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Galician cacho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancachofragment, piece, portion, bit; moment; hopscotch
2Vulgar Latincacclus
3Latincacculus
4LatincaccabusAlternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot
5Ancient Greekκάκκαβοςa pot or a pan

Words derived from “cacha

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-