Where does “ancipitally” come from?
ancipitally (English) comes from English ancipital, from Latin anceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
ancipitally (English): In an ancipital manner
Definitions
- In an ancipital manner
Ancestry of “ancipitally”, step by step
ancipitally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ancipital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ancipital | Two-edged instead of round; said of certain... |
| 2 | Latin | anceps | double-headed, having two heads; having two... |
| 3 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 4 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |