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captivo.

to capture (take captive)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[kapˈtiː.woː]Classical-Latin[kapˈtiː.vo]

  1. to capture (take captive)

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  2. to captivate

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin captus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin captīvus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin captīvō From captīvus + -ō.

adj[kapˈtiː.woː]Classical-Latin[kapˈtiː.vo]

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of captīvus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · singular
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