Etymology of the English word emancipate
the English word
emancipatederived from the Latin word
emancipatio (emancipation; release from patria potestas; conveyance)
derived from the Latin word
emancipatus (emancipated, freed)
derived from the Latin word
emancipare (emancipate; alienate; make subservient)
derived from the Latin word
mancipium (possession; formal purchase; slaves)
derived from the Latin word
manus (hand; hand, fist; team)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*man-derived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-Date
The earliest known usage of emancipate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
emancipated,
emancipatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
