Reconstruction:Latin/accapare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From ad (“to”) +‎ capus ("head", later in Romance "end") +‎ -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /akaˈbaːre/

Verb

*accapāre (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

finish

Descendants

Italo-Romance:
- Italian: accapare
- Sicilian: accapari
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: acabar
- Occitan: acabar
- Old French: akever, achever
  - Bourguignon: aichevai
  - Champenois: aichevir
  - French: achever
  - → Middle English: achieven, acheven
    - English: achieve
  - Norman: ackever
  - Walloon: atchver
Ibero-Romance:
- Aragonese: acabar
- Asturian: acabar
- Old Galician-Portuguese: acabar
  - Fala: acabal
  - Galician: acabar
  - Portuguese: acabar
- Spanish: acabar
  - →? Neapolitan: accapare, accapà
  - → Sicilian: accabbari
  - → Sardinian: acabbare, agabbare, accabbari

References

“acabar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.