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capere
Latin · ancient
"to take, to seize"
to take, to seize
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captivus
Latin · ancient
"taken prisoner"
taken prisoner, from capere
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captif
Old French · medieval
"a person held prisoner"
carried into French for a person held prisoner
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captive
English · 1400s
"a person held prisoner or confined"
settled as the English word for a person held prisoner
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