Where does “captor” come from?
Captor comes from Late Latin captor, derived from Latin capio meaning to seize or take, which traces to Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-.
captor (English): One who is holding a captive or captives; One who...
Definitions
- One who is holding a captive or captives; One who...
Ancestry of “captor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | captor | first-person singular present passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
Words derived from “captor”