Where does “captivate” come from?
Captivate derives from Latin captivāre, from captīvus meaning "taken prisoner," from capio meaning "to take," from the Proto-Indo-European root keh₂p- with the same sense.
captivate (English): To attract and hold interest and attention of;...
Definitions
- To attract and hold interest and attention of;...
Ancestry of “captivate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | captivatus | captured |
| 2 | Latin | captīvō | to capture (take captive) |
| 3 | Latin | captīvus | a captive, a prisoner |
| 4 | Latin | captus | captured, having been captured, seized, having... |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |