Where does “captureless” come from?

captureless (English) comes from English capture, from Middle French capture, from Latin captūra, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

captureless (English): That captures or captured nothing; That has an...

Definitions

  1. That captures or captured nothing; That has an...

Ancestry of “captureless”, step by step

captureless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English capture

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaptureAn act of capturing; a seizing by force or...
2Middle Frenchcapture
3LatincaptūraA taking, catching; capture
4Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-
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