LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

accaptiāre

*accaptiāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Balkan Romancereconstructionhook, hang

Origins

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

substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin captiāre Latin *accaptiāre From ad- + captiāre (“grasp”).

Descendants
  • Romanianacăța, agăța
  • Aromanianacats
  • Aromanianacatsu

Quick answers

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