Where does “forceps” come from?

forceps (Latin) comes from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

forceps (Latin): tongs, pincers, forceps

Definitions

  1. tongs, pincers, forceps

Ancestry of “forceps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ceps-headed; -fold; -catcher
2Old Latin-cipes"third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
3Proto-Italic-kaputis-headed
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “forceps”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →