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capsa > *kaxsa >
caisse (≠
Italian c****a) or captīvus > *kaxtivus > OF
chaitif (mod. chétif; cf.
Irish cacht 'servant'; ≠
Italian cattiv-ità, Portuguese...
- chétif 'wretched, m****, weakling' Prov caitiu,
Mantuan catif 'bad' OFr
chaitif,
blend of Gaul.
caxtos 'prisoner' and Lat
captivus 'prisoner' W
caeth 'slave...
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Italian c****a,
Spanish caja) or captīvus → *kaχtivus →
Occitan caitiu, OFr
chaitif (mod. chétif "wretched, feeble", cf.
Welsh caeth "bondman, slave", vs....
