Where does “emancipatory” come from?
Emancipatory derives from English emancipate plus the suffix -y, from Latin emancipo meaning to free from parental authority, combining ex- "out" and manus "hand" with formative elements -ia and -kos.
emancipatory (English): Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an...
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- Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an...
Ancestry of “emancipatory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | emancipate | To set free from the power of another; to... |
| 2 | Latin | emancipatus | emancipated, liberated |
| 3 | Latin | ēmancipō | — |
| 4 | Latin | mancipo | I transfer or sell |
| 5 | Latin | manceps | purchaser, renter; contractor, agent; surety,... |
| 6 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 7 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |