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

  1. Oral; not written; Publicly or solemnly...

Ancestry of “nuncupative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnuncupatifnuncupative
2Latinnuncupativusnominal, so-called
3Latinnuncupōto call by name; to name
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,...

Words derived from “nuncupative

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō