LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

cuperāre

*cuperāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionto take, seize

Origins

Back-formation from recuperāre (“recover, regain”).

Insular Romance
  • Sardiniancuperare
  • Sardiniancuberare
  • Sardiniancuberai
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancobrar
  • Occitancobrar
  • Occitancrobar
  • Franco-Provençalcorar
  • Middle Frenchcouvrerfrom Old French covrer
  • Middle Frenchcombrerfrom Old French covrer
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecobrarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese cobrar
  • Spanishcobrar
  • Galiciancobrarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese cobrar
  • Basquecobru
Borrowings
  • Proto-West Germanic*koborōn

Quick answers

What does cuperāre mean in Latin?
cuperāre, a verb, means “to take, seize”.