Where does “cachetero” come from?
cachetero (Spanish) comes from Spanish cachete, 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 — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
cachetero (Spanish): a short knife used to kill a bull
Definitions
- a short knife used to kill a bull
Ancestry of “cachetero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cachete | cheek; buttock, butt-cheek; smack |
| 2 | Spanish | cacha | piece of the handle of a knife; stock, buttstock,... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | capla | — |
| 4 | Latin | capula | nominative plural of capulum; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |