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catto.

to look at, see

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to look at, see

    Late-Latin · conjugation-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 Latin -tō Classical Latin captō Latin catto From Classical Latin captō, in the sense of "strive to see", with Late Latin assimilation of /pt/ to /tt/.

noun
  1. dative/ablative singular of cattus

    Late-Latin · ablative · dative · form-of · singular
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