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Where does “emancipator” come from?

emancipator (Latin) comes from Latin ēmancipō, from Latin mancipo, from Latin manceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.

emancipator (Latin): second-person singular future passive imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative...

Ancestry of “emancipator”, step by step

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