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Where does “cata” come from?

cata (Spanish) comes from Spanish catar, from Old Spanish catar, from Late Latin catto, from Latin captō, 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,...

cata (Spanish): budgerigar; tasting; bite, sample

Definitions

  1. budgerigar; tasting; bite, sample

Ancestry of “cata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcatarto taste; to sample; to examine, look at
2Old Spanishcatar—
3Late Latincatto—
4Latincaptō—
5Latincapiō—
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “cata”

  • catavino
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