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capio

Pronunciation: [ˈka.pi.oː]

“capio” is a Latin word. Its 13 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
  2. to take on, adopt
  3. to hold, to contain
  4. to occupy, to possess
  5. to take hold of, to take possession of, to possess
  6. to take in, to comprehend, to understand
  7. to choose, select, elect
  8. to reach (usually indicates traveling by sea)
  9. to take in, to receive
  10. to get, to receive (said of property, value, money)
  11. to captivate, to charm, to fascinate, to enchant

noun

  1. A taking
  2. The right of property acquired by prescription

In Latin

  1. Sumere.

Etymology

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…

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