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Where does “incautar” come from?

incautar (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin incautare, from Latin cautum, from Latin cautus, from Latin caveō, from Proto-Italic *kaweō.

incautar (Spanish): to confiscate, impound; to seize, commandeer; to...

Definitions

  1. to confiscate, impound; to seize, commandeer; to...

Ancestry of “incautar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinincautareto fine
2Latincautumprovisions; nominative neuter singular of cautus;...
3Latincautuscautious, careful; circumspect, prudent; wary
4Latincaveō—
5Proto-Italic*kaweō—

Words derived from “incautar”

  • incautación
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