căuta

Etymology
, present active infinitive of. Phonetically, it may have resulted from the merger of more than one Latin word originally; the variant form căta is likely derived from the form *cattāre (compare Spanish and Portuguese, Venetian ), but various other etymologies have been proposed for the standard form: it has been considered by some as originating from or being influenced by a root *cavitāre, from cavitum, popular form of , or from *cautāre, as a verbal derivative of , or from *cabtāre, as an incorrect pronunciation of , on the basis of a similar transformation from Latin in cases such as  > Romanian. Compare also 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to search (for), seek
 * 2)  to be sought
 * 3)   see