Where does “captif” come from?
captif (Middle English) comes from Latin captīvus, from Latin captus, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
captif (Middle English): A captive or hostage; Held captive; in slavery
Definitions
- A captive or hostage; Held captive; in slavery
Ancestry of “captif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | captīvus | a captive, a prisoner |
| 2 | Latin | captus | captured, having been captured, seized, having... |
| 3 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |