captive

/ˈkæptɪv/KAP-tiv

/ˈkæptɪv/KAP-tiv

Meaningtaken

Common meaning: a prisoner

Other meanings: held and unable to get away

captto grasp, takeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 283 · scan
iveadjective ending: tending to

Journey through time

Latincaptiuus‘a captive’source
Englishcaptive‘a prisoner’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin capiō ‘to grasp, take’.

Roots

capiō, cēpī, captum Latin “to grasp, take”

Related words

accept accipiter capable captor conceive emancipate except nonacceptance occupy percept precept susceptible

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