Where does “emancipate” come from?
Emancipate comes from Latin emancipatus, past participle of emancipō, from ex- and manus meaning hand, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European man-.
emancipate (English): To set free from the power of another; to...
Definitions
- To set free from the power of another; to...
Ancestry of “emancipate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | emancipatus | emancipated, liberated |
| 2 | Latin | ēmancipō | to emancipate |
| 3 | Latin | mancipo | I transfer or sell |
| 4 | Latin | manceps | purchaser, renter; contractor, agent; surety,... |
| 5 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 6 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |