Where does “chapar” come from?
chapar (Spanish) comes from Italian acchiappare, from Italian chiappare, from Vulgar Latin clapare, from Latin caplāre, from Latin capulāre, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
chapar (Spanish): to veneer
Definitions
- to veneer
Ancestry of “chapar”, step by step
chapar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian acchiappare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | acchiappare | to catch or seize; to roust |
| 2 | Italian | chiappare | to catch |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | clapare | present active infinitive of *clapō |
| 4 | Latin | caplāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | capulāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Spanish chapa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chapa | veneer; plating; lock |