Where does “captivateth” come from?
captivateth (English) comes from English captivate, from Latin captivatus, from Latin captīvō, from Latin captīvus, from Latin captus, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
captivateth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “captivateth”, step by step
captivateth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English captivate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | captivate | To attract and hold interest and attention of;... |
| 2 | Latin | captivatus | captured |
| 3 | Latin | captīvō | to capture (take captive) |
| 4 | Latin | captīvus | a captive, a prisoner |
| 5 | Latin | captus | captured, having been captured, seized, having... |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |