Where does “recaptive” come from?

recaptive (English) comes from English re, from English reinsurance, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

recaptive (English): A slave freed by the British Royal Navy from a...

Definitions

  1. A slave freed by the British Royal Navy from a...

Ancestry of “recaptive”, step by step

recaptive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English re

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreAbout, regarding, with reference to; especially...
2EnglishreinsuranceInsurance purchased by insurance companies that...
3Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
4Middle Englishre-
5Old Frenchre-re- again; once more
6Latinrĕ-back, backwards
7Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
8Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
9Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English captive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaptiveOne who has been captured or is otherwise...
2Middle EnglishcaptifA captive or hostage; Held captive; in slavery
3Latincaptīvusa captive, a prisoner
4Latincaptuscaptured, having been captured, seized, having...
5Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós