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Where does “émancipatrice” come from?

émancipatrice (French) comes from French émanciper, 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.

émancipatrice (French): female equivalent of émancipateur

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of émancipateur

Ancestry of “émancipatrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchémanciperto emancipate
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
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