capire

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Italian word capire comes from Proto-Indo-European - -yéti, and later Proto-Italic *kapiō (Take, seize.)

- -yéti (Proto-Indo-European)

*keh₂p- (Proto-Indo-European)

*kapiō (Proto-Italic)

Take, seize.

*kh₂pyé- (Proto-Indo-European)

capto (Latin)

(figuratively) I seek, aim at. I strive to seize, catch or grasp at.

capire (Italian)

To understand.

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