LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

captiāre

*captiāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionto hunt

Origins

From captus (“captured, caught”) + -iāre. Its early existence is hinted at by the Late Latin captiōsus (“intent on hunting”), attested in the sixth century CE.

Insular Romance
  • Sardiniancazzare
  • Sardiniancassai
  • Sardinianacassare
  • Sardiniancassare
  • Sardiniancatzare
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecaçarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese caçar
  • Spanishcazarfrom Old Spanish caçar
  • Italiancazzarefrom Old Spanish caçar
  • Asturiancazar
  • Extremadurancazal
  • Falacazalfrom Old Galician-Portuguese caçar
  • Galiciancazarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese caçar
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancaçar
  • Occitancaçar
  • Franco-Provençalchaciér
  • Old Frenchchacier
  • Old Frenchchacer
  • Old Frenchcachier
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianagăța, acăța
  • Aromanian(a)cãtsari
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancacciare
  • Neapolitancaccià
  • Siciliancacciari
  • Venetancasar
  • Venetancaçar
  • Venetancazhar
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliancjaçâ
  • Romanshchatschar
Gallo-Italic
  • Emiliancazièr
  • Emiliancazèr
  • Piedmontesecassé

Quick answers

What does captiāre mean in Latin?
captiāre, a verb, means “to hunt”.