καταλαμβάνω
Ancient Greek
verb
Definitions
- I seize, grasp, hold
- I grasp with the mind: comprehend
- I catch, overtake
- I find, detect
- I occur, happen to, befall (often of events, especially negative events: death, disaster, defeat, etc.)
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek λαμβάνω (take, grasp, I take, seize).
Origin
Ancient Greek
λαμβάνω
Gloss
take, grasp, I take, seize
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- λαβή Ancient Greek
- λαμβάνω Ancient Greek
- ληπτός Ancient Greek
- λιθολάβος Ancient Greek
- λῆψις Ancient Greek
- μεσόλαβος Ancient Greek
- χρυσολαβής Ancient Greek
- ἀναλαμβάνω Ancient Greek
- ἀπολαμβάνω Ancient Greek
- ἀστρολάβος Ancient Greek
- καταλαβαίνω Greek (modern)
- *hlagʷ- Proto-Hellenic