Where does “nuncupative” come from?
nuncupative (English) comes from French nuncupatif, from Latin nuncupativus, from Latin nuncupō, 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,...
nuncupative (English): Oral; not written; Publicly or solemnly...
Definitions
- Oral; not written; Publicly or solemnly...
Ancestry of “nuncupative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nuncupatif | nuncupative |
| 2 | Latin | nuncupativus | nominal, so-called |
| 3 | Latin | nuncupō | to call by name; to name |
| 4 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |