Reconstruction:Latin/accattare

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 Late Latin ad- +‎ Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Classical captāre (“strive to catch with one's eyes”). Doublet of *accaptāre (“accept, purchase”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /akaˈtar/

Verb

*accattāre (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

look at closely, observe, heed

Descendants

Asturian: acatar
Old Galician-Portuguese: acatar (att. 13th. c.)
- Galician: acatar
- Portuguese: acatar
Old Spanish: acatar (att. in Cid)
- Spanish: acatar
  - → Catalan: acatar

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “catar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 921

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