Reconstruction:Latin/accattare
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin ad- + Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Classical captāre (“strive to catch with one's eyes”). Doublet of *accaptāre (“accept, purchase”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
*accattāre (Proto-Ibero-Romance)
Descendants edit
References edit
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “catar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 921