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captus.

capacity/ability/potentiality; comprehension; action/result of taking/grasping;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈkap.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkap.tus]
  1. captured, having been captured, seized, having been seized, taken, having been taken

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
  2. taken on, having been taken on

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
  3. taken in, having been taken in, understood, having been understood

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
  4. afflicted, having been afflicted

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
  5. a prisoner, captive

    declension-1 · declension-2 · noun-from-verb · participle
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Indo-European *kaptós Proto-Italic *kaptos Latin captus Inherited from Proto-Italic *kaptos, from Proto-Indo-European *kaptós (“seized, held”). Synchronically, perfect passive participle of capiō (“seize, take”).

noun[ˈkap.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkap.tus]
  1. a taking, seizing

    declension-4 · masculine
  2. the power to comprehend, capacity

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin captus From capiō + -tus (forming action nouns).

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