Reconstruction:Latin/accaptare
Latin
Etymology
From Classical acceptāre, etymologically remodelled to ad- + captare. Doublet of *accattāre (“observe, heed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akkapˈtare/
Verb
*accaptāre (Proto-Romance)
Descendants
- Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: accattare, agattai (Campidanese)
- Italo-Romance:
- Gallo-Italic:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Franco-Provençal: achetar
- Old French: acheter, achater, acater (Old Northern French)
See also
- *accapitāre (“grab, catch”)
- *captiāre (“hunt”)
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*accaptare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 68