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Where does “recaudar” come from?

recaudar (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin recapitare, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

recaudar (Spanish): to collect, raise

Definitions

  1. to collect, raise

Ancestry of “recaudar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinrecapitare—
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “recaudar”

  • recaudación
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