caber

Spanish

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to fit, enter to be able to be contained (by something, regardless of whether space or volume remains)
  • (transitive) to traverse, pass through or across a way, path, door, hole, opening, mouth, orifice, etc.
  • (transitive) to be held or contained to be held inside (something) or passed through (regardless of whether space or volume remains)
  • (transitive) to have, hold, should be in certain phrases
  • (transitive) to be acceptable, accepted, permitted, permissible, allowable, etc.
  • (archaic) to take
  • (archaic) to understand
  • to be possible

Etymology

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

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kh₂pyéti

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