caber

Meaning

1. to fit (in something)
2. to hold or contain; to be capable of containing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaˈbeɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: capere

In summary

From Old Galcian and Old Galician-Portuguese caber, from Latin capere (“to take in, contain”), from Proto-Italic *kapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize, grab”).