Etymology of the English word recapture
the English word
recapturederived from the English word
capturederived from the French word
capturederived from the Latin word
captura (taking, catching wild game; bag)
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-using the English prefix
re-derived from the Latin prefix
re-Usage
Word found in Modern English
