Where does “captivatingly” come from?
captivatingly (English) comes from English captivating, from English captivate, from Latin captivatus, from Latin captīvō, from Latin captīvus, from Latin captus, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
captivatingly (English): In a captivating manner
Definitions
- In a captivating manner
Ancestry of “captivatingly”, step by step
captivatingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English captivating
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | captivating | that captivates; fascinating; beautiful; showing... |
| 2 | English | captivate | To attract and hold interest and attention of;... |
| 3 | Latin | captivatus | captured |
| 4 | Latin | captīvō | to capture (take captive) |
| 5 | Latin | captīvus | a captive, a prisoner |
| 6 | Latin | captus | captured, having been captured, seized, having... |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |