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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

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Etymology

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From captus (captured, caught) +‎ -iāre.

Its early existence is hinted at by the Late Latin captiōsus (intent on hunting), attested in the sixth century CE.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*captiāre (Proto-Romance)

  1. to hunt

Reconstruction notes

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  • /p/ is not reconstructible from the descendants.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1985) “847”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page regazo