Italian word capire comes from Proto-Indo-European - -yéti, and later Proto-Italic *kapiō (Take, seize.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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- -yéti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*keh₂p- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*kapiō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Take, seize. |
*kh₂pyé- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
capto | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) I seek, aim at. I strive to seize, catch or grasp at. |
capire | Italian (it) | To understand. |