Where does “aerocapture” come from?
aerocapture (English) comes from English capture, from Middle French capture, from Latin captūra, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
aerocapture (English): A form of aerobraking in which no initial...
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- A form of aerobraking in which no initial...
Ancestry of “aerocapture”, step by step
aerocapture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English capture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capture | An act of capturing; a seizing by force or... |
| 2 | Middle French | capture | — |
| 3 | Latin | captūra | A taking, catching; capture |
| 4 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |