Etymology of the English word caught
the English word
caughtderived 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
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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
