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Etymology of the English word captiving

the English word captiving
derived from the English word captive
derived from the Old French word captif
derived from the Late Latin word captivus (caught, taken captive; captured; prisoner of war, captive)
derived from the Latin word captus (capacity, ability, potentiality; captured, captive)
derived from the Late Latin word capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap-




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