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Where does “cazador” come from?

cazador (Spanish) comes from Spanish cazar, from Late Latin captiare, from Latin captio, from Latin capto, from Latin capio, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

cazador (Spanish): hunting; hunter

Definitions

  1. hunting; hunter

Ancestry of “cazador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcazarto hunt; to catch
2Late Latincaptiarepresent active infinitive of captiō;...
3Latincaptiodeception, fraud, deceit, trick; quibble; catch
4LatincaptoI strive to seize, catch or grasp at; I seek, aim...
5LatincapioI take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take...
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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