Reconstruction:Latin/accapare

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 ad (“to”) +‎ capus ("head", later in Romance "end") +‎ -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akaˈbaːre/

Verb

*accapāre (Proto-Western-Romance)

1. finish

Descendants

• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: acabar
  • Old French: akever, achever
    • French: achever
    • → Middle English: achieven, acheven
      • English: achieve
    • Norman: acquever
  • Occitan: acabar
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Aragonese: acabar
  • Asturian: acabar
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: acabar
    • Fala: acabal
    • Galician: acabar
    • Portuguese: acabar
  • Spanish: acabar
    • → Neapolitan: accapà
    • → Sicilian: accapari, accabbari
    • → Sardinian: acabbare, agabbare, accabbari

References

• “acabar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.