to grasp, seize
→
to light, to kindle (the fire)
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | ἅπτω | |
| Meaning 1 | to fasten to | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to kindle, set on fire, fasten fire to | ἅπτω τὸν λύχνον to lit the lamp |
| Reference | LSJ: 231 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Batsbi | |
| Lexeme | qac̣dar | |
| Meaning 1 | to grasp, seize | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to light, to kindle (the fire) | |
| Reference | Bertlani (ed.) 2018: 244 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Semantic evolution | |
| Language 1 | Latin | |
| Language 2 | Romanian | |
| Lexeme 1 | apprehendo, -ere | |
| Lexeme 2 | a aprinde | |
| Meaning 1 | to grasp, to catch | apprehendere manum alicujus to seize smn's hand |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to light (fire), to switch on light | aprinde lumină, te rog Please, turn on the light |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Glare 153 | |
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