Where does “capture” come from?

capture (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese capturar, from Portuguese captura, from Latin captūra, 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,...

capture (Portuguese): first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Ancestry of “capture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecapturarto capture, catch; to arrest, apprehend; to seize
2Portuguesecapturacapture, seizure; third-person singular present...
3LatincaptūraA taking, catching; capture
4Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō