capio.
taking/seizing; [usus ~ => getting ownership by continued possession];
Meaning & usage
to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
to take on, adopt
capere consilium
to hold, to contain
to occupy, to possess
to take hold of, to take possession of, to possess
Metus mē cēpit.
to take in, to comprehend, to understand
to choose, select, elect
to reach (usually indicates traveling by sea)
to take in, to receive
to get, to receive (said of property, value, money)
to captivate, to charm, to fascinate, to enchant
Where this word comes from
From Archaic Latin kapiō, from Proto-Italic *kapjō, from the root *kap- (“to seize, grab”). More specifically, according to the LIV, it reflects Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti, whence also Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to lift, heave”). However, Schrijver instead suggests that the term reflects Proto-Italic *kapiti ~ *kapienti, itself—according to De Vaan—from an athematic i-present *kh₂p-i- or *kap-i-. In any case, the perfect form cēpī might have been created analogically after the parallel of faciō and fēcī. Cognate with Albanian kap, Breton kavout, Welsh cael, English have, heave, Lithuanian kàmpt, and Ancient Greek κάπτω (káptō).
A taking
The right of property acquired by prescription
Where this word comes from
From the above verb + -iō.
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