English
acater
Acater comes from Old French acheter ‘purchase’, from Latin capto ‘to strive to seize, catch or grasp at’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kapyéti‘to be grasping’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kapjō‘to take, seize’reconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEkapiō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiō‘take, capture’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapto‘to strive to seize, catch or grasp at’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*accaptāre‘purchase’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400acheteras acater‘purchase’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500achatour
- Englishtodayacater
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kapyéti‘to be grasping’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kapjō‘to take, seize’reconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEkapiō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiō‘take, capture’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapto‘to strive to seize, catch or grasp at’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*accaptāre‘purchase’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400acheteras acater‘purchase’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500achatour
- Englishtodayacater
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap-
had, head, except, heavy, capital, behavior, captain, heavily, escape, achieve, catch, capacity, chef, chapter, haven, chapel, occupation, behave, cape, acceptance, cabin, hawk, capitol, cattle, capita, precipitation, captive, chaplain, conceive, captivity, mischief, conceivable, mischievous, cad, haves, chieftain, capillary, occipital, heaviness, precipitous, 138 more
through Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti ‘to be grasping’
through Proto-Italic *kapjō ‘to take, seize’
case, chassis, capsule, cashier, casket, cassette, kas, cajon, chasse, 27 more
through Archaic Latin kapiō
acceptable, imperceptible, 23 more
through Latin capiō ‘take, capture’
receive, cash, accept, capable, cop, cable, recipe, reception, capture, perception, recipient, susceptible, deception, anticipation, caption, anticipate, deceive, deceptive, deceit, receivable, preoccupation, perceptible, captor, preceptor, captivate, 25 more
through Latin capto ‘to strive to seize, catch or grasp at’
Today it means
noun A caterer.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kap- / acater