captif
Middle English
/kapˈtiːf/
noun
Definitions
- A captive or hostage.
Etymology
Derived from Latin captīvus (captive, prisoner).
Origin
Latin
captīvus
Gloss
captive, prisoner
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- captivance English
- captivate English
- captive English
- captived English
- captively English
- captivity English
- noncaptive English
- recaptive English
- semicaptive English
- *cactivus Latin
- captivitas Latin
- captivo Latin
- captīvitās Latin
- captīvus Latin
- concaptivus Latin
- cattivo Italian
- captif French
- *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
- captivite Middle English
- captiu Catalan, Valencian
- cativo Old Portuguese
- *kaxtos Proto-Celtic
- cjâtif Friulian
- chaitiu Old Occitan
- caitif xno
- caxtos xtg