captio

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • deception, fraud, deceit, trick
  • quibble
  • catch

Etymology

Affix from Latin capiō (take, seize, capture, contain, I capture, I seize, I hold, I take, understand, hold, I seize upon, grasp, am large enough for, I lay hold of) root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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