kapieren
German (Berlin)
/kaˈpiːʁən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (informal) to understand intellectually; to get
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin capio, capere (grasp, seize).
Origin
Latin
capio, capere
Gloss
grasp, seize
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *capīre Latin
- capere, capiō Latin
- capio, capere Latin
- bor Polish
- kapować Polish
- caper Middle French
- *kapiō Proto-Italic