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Where does “émancipation” come from?

émancipation (French) comes from Latin emancipatio, from Latin ēmancipō, from Latin mancipo, from Latin manceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.

émancipation (French): emancipation

Definitions

  1. emancipation

Ancestry of “émancipation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinemancipatio
2Latinēmancipō—
3LatinmancipoI transfer or sell
4Latinmancepspurchaser, renter; contractor, agent; surety,...
5Latin-ceps-headed; -fold; -catcher
6Old Latin-cipes"third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
7Proto-Italic-kaputis-headed
8Proto-Italickaputhead
9Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
10Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “émancipation”

  • emancipation
  • postemancipation
  • emancipationist
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