h₂ep-₂

“to reach, grasp, handle”

Widely acceptedactionacquisition

Source of Latin apīscī, English apt, copious, couple

Root for reaching and handling, yielding Latin aptus (fitted) and English apt, copious, couple.‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌

bheg-“to break, shatter”bʰelh₂-“to strike, fight in battle”bʰendʰ-₂“to bind, tie, fetter”bʰendʰ-mn̥“something bound, a binding”bʰer-“to carry, to bear”bʰer-mn̥-₂“something carried, a burden”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”bʰerH-“to scrape, bore, perforate”