Where does “desacato” come from?
desacato (Spanish) comes from Spanish desacatar, from Spanish acatar, from Spanish catar, from Old Spanish catar, from Late Latin catto, from Latin captō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
desacato (Spanish): contempt
Ancestry of “desacato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | desacatar | to flout |
| 2 | Spanish | acatar | to comply with |
| 3 | Spanish | catar | to taste; to sample; to examine, look at |
| 4 | Old Spanish | catar | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | catto | — |
| 6 | Latin | captō | — |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 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,... |