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
- budgerigar; tasting; bite, sample
Ancestry of “cata”, step by step
cata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish catar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | catar | to taste; to sample; to examine, look at |
| 2 | Old Spanish | catar | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | catto | — |
| 4 | Latin | captō | to strive to seize, catch or grasp at |
| 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,... |
via Ancient Greek κατά
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |