Reconstruction:Latin/accaptiare

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- +‎ captiāre (“grasp”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /akaˈt͡sare/

Verb

*accaptiāre (Proto-Balkan-Romance)

hook, hang

Reconstruction notes

If the etymology is correct, the reason for the loss of */p/ is unclear.

Descendants

Aromanian: acats, acatsu
Romanian: acăța, agăța

References

acăța in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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