capire

Italian (Fiorentino)

/kaˈpi.re/

verb
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) to understand, fathom, get the point, take the point
  • (rare) to fit in something

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *capīre, capere (capture, seize, take) inherited from Proto-Italic *kapiō inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kh₂pyéti

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