salpare.
to weigh (anchor)
Meaning & usage
to weigh (anchor)
to recover (a submerged object)
to set sail
to leave
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *serp- Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti Proto-Italic *serpō Latin serpō Latin serpēns Old Italian serpe Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Old Italian -are Old Italian sarpare Italian salpare Inherited from Old Italian sarpare, of uncertain further origin. Babiniotis considers the term to be from an earlier Vulgar Latin *ex-harpāre, which would be borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξαρπάζω (exarpázō, “to snatch away from, tear out”), with sense development "to tear off" > "to drag quickly" > "to weigh anchor". Other theories derive the Old Italian from serpe (“snake”), itself from Latin serpēns, though the sense development under this theory is unclear.
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