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Where does “capare” come from?

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

Ancestry of “capare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “capare”

  • mischief
  • mischievous
  • mischievously
  • mischievousness
  • mischiefmaking
  • mischieve
  • mischieving
  • mischiefful
  • myschef
  • mischief
  • mischef
  • meschef
  • myschevous
  • mischevous
  • myschevously
  • meschief
  • meschever
  • meschief
  • chever
  • meschevous
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