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Where does “cazar” come from?

cazar (Spanish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

cazar (Spanish): to hunt; to catch

Definitions

  1. to hunt; to catch

Ancestry of “cazar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cazar”

  • cazafortunas
  • cazador
  • cazarecompensas
  • cazaprimas
  • cazagoles
  • cazamariposas
  • cazaautógrafos
  • cazafantasmas
  • caza
  • cazzo
  • fancazzismo
  • fancazzista
  • incazzarsi
  • incazzoso
  • cazzuto
  • cazzata
  • rompicazzo
  • scazzottare
  • scazzottatura
  • cazzottare
  • cazzeggiare
  • incazzosamente
  • cazzare
  • cazzotto
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