Where does “gazapo” come from?
gazapo (Spanish) comes from Latin captiāre, from Latin captus, from Latin capiō, 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,...
gazapo (Spanish): bunny, young rabbit; misprint, error; gaffe,...
Definitions
- bunny, young rabbit; misprint, error; gaffe,...
Ancestry of “gazapo”, step by step
gazapo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin captiāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | captiāre | to hunt |
| 2 | Latin | captus | captured, having been captured, seized, having... |
| 3 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Spanish gazapatón
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | gazapatón | blunder; slip-up; cock-up |