Where does “cazamariposas” come from?
cazamariposas (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,...
cazamariposas (Spanish): butterfly net
Definitions
- butterfly net
Ancestry of “cazamariposas”, step by step
cazamariposas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish cazar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cazar | to hunt; to catch |
| 2 | Late Latin | captiare | present active infinitive of captiō;... |
| 3 | Latin | captio | deception, fraud, deceit, trick; quibble; catch |
| 4 | Latin | capto | I strive to seize, catch or grasp at; I seek, aim... |
| 5 | Latin | capio | I take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take... |
| 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 Spanish mariposa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mariposa | butterfly; male homosexual; butterfly stroke |
| 2 | Spanish | María pósate | Mary, alight! |