LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

accapitāre

*accapitāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructiongrab, catch

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinaccapitāre

substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tāre Latin *accapitāre From ad- + capiō + -tāre.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseacadar
  • Spanishacaldarfrom Old Spanish acabdar
  • Galicianacadar
Italo-Romance
  • Italianaccattare
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanacaptar
  • Aragoneseacaptar
  • Franc-Comtoisacataifrom Old French *acater
  • Franc-Comtoisaicataifrom Old French *acater
  • Old Occitanacaptar

Quick answers

What does accapitāre mean in Latin?
accapitāre, a verb, means “grab, catch”.
Where does accapitāre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin accapitāre.