Where does “capture” come from?
Capture comes from Middle French capture, from Latin captura, derived from the Latin verb capio meaning to take or seize, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-.
capture (English): An act of capturing; a seizing by force or...
Definitions
- An act of capturing; a seizing by force or...
Ancestry of “capture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | capture | — |
| 2 | Latin | captūra | A taking, catching; capture |
| 3 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |