Where does “cachete” come from?
cachete (Spanish) comes from Spanish cacha, 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,...
cachete (Spanish): cheek; buttock, butt-cheek; smack
Definitions
- cheek; buttock, butt-cheek; smack
Ancestry of “cachete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | cacha | piece of the handle of a knife; stock, buttstock,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | capla | — |
| 3 | Latin | capula | nominative plural of capulum; accusative plural... |
| 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,... |
Words derived from “cachete”