Where does “emancipist” come from?
emancipist (English) comes from English emancipate, from Latin emancipatus, from Latin ēmancipō, from Latin mancipo, from Latin manceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis — to seize, hold.
emancipist (English): In penal colonies of early Australia, a convict...
Definitions
- In penal colonies of early Australia, a convict...
Ancestry of “emancipist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | emancipate | To set free from the power of another; to... |
| 2 | Latin | emancipatus | emancipated, liberated |
| 3 | Latin | ēmancipō | to emancipate |
| 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 |