Etymology of the English word catchweight
the English word
catchweightderived from the English word
catchderived from the North French word
cachierderived from the Vulgar Latin word
captare (try, long, aim for)
derived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-derived from the English word
weightderived from the English word
wightderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wekti-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wegh-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wekhtizUsage
Word found in Modern English
