Where does “akata” come from?
akata (Tagalog) comes from Spanish acatar, from Spanish catar, from Old Spanish catar, from Late Latin catto, from Latin captō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
akata (Tagalog): looking after; attending to; paying attention to; taking care of
Definitions
- looking after; attending to; paying attention to; taking care of
Ancestry of “akata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | acatar | to comply with |
| 2 | Spanish | catar | to taste; to sample; to examine, look at |
| 3 | Old Spanish | catar | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | catto | — |
| 5 | Latin | captō | to strive to seize, catch or grasp at |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |