Where does “semicaptivity” come from?
semicaptivity (English) comes from English captivity, from Middle English captivite, from Latin captivitas, from Latin captīvus, from Latin captus, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
semicaptivity (English): The condition of being kept partially in captivity
Definitions
- The condition of being kept partially in captivity
Ancestry of “semicaptivity”, step by step
semicaptivity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English captivity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | captivity | The state of being captive; A group of... |
| 2 | Middle English | captivite | captivity or imprisonment; conquering, control;... |
| 3 | Latin | captivitas | captivity, bondage; capture; blindness |
| 4 | Latin | captīvus | a captive, a prisoner |
| 5 | Latin | captus | captured, having been captured, seized, having... |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |