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usucapio.

The ownership or easement acquired by long use or possession; usucaption

8 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[uː.suːˈka.pi.oː]Classical-Latin[u.s̬uˈkaː.pi.o]

  1. The ownership or easement acquired by long use or possession; usucaption

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt-der.? Proto-Italic *oitōr Latin ūtor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin ūsus substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin ūsūcapiō From ūsus (“use”) + capiō (“take; take on”).

verb[uː.suːˈka.pi.oː]Classical-Latin[u.s̬uˈkaː.pi.o]

  1. to acquire ownership or easement by long use or possession

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt-der.? Proto-Italic *oitōr Latin ūtor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin ūsus substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin ūsūcapiō From ūsus (“use”) + capiō (“take; take on”).

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