Roots/*ḱap-ḱap-“to grasp, seize (extended)”Widely acceptedacquisitionactionSource of Latin capere, English capture, capable, captiveExtended grasp root, yielding Latin capere and English capture, capable, captive, accept, recipe.Related Rootsbheg-“to break, shatter”bʰelh₂-“to strike, fight in battle”bʰendʰ-₂“to bind, tie, fetter”bʰendʰ-mn̥“something bound, a binding”bʰer-“to carry, to bear”bʰer-mn̥-₂“something carried, a burden”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”bʰerH-“to scrape, bore, perforate”related entrySee also: kap- variant