Where does “guardacaza” come from?

guardacaza (Spanish) comes from Spanish caza, from Spanish cazar, from Late Latin captiare, from Latin captio, from Latin capto, from Latin capio, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

guardacaza (Spanish): A game warden

Definitions

  1. A game warden

Ancestry of “guardacaza”, step by step

guardacaza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish caza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcazahunting, hunt; persecution, hunting; game
2Spanishcazarto hunt; to catch
3Late Latincaptiarepresent active infinitive of captiō;...
4Latincaptiodeception, fraud, deceit, trick; quibble; catch
5LatincaptoI strive to seize, catch or grasp at; I seek, aim...
6LatincapioI take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take...
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Spanish guardar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishguardarto save; to keep; to order
2Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
3Proto-Germanic*warduz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō