keh₂p-tó-

“seized, taken, caught”

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Source of Latin captus, English captive, capture, catch

Past participle of the seize root, yielding Latin captus and English captive, capture, catch.

bʰerh₂-mn̥“an opening made by boring”bʰerǵ-es-“protection, a guarantee”deh₁-mn̥-₆“something set down, an established law”deh₁-yt-“something owed, a binding obligation”deh₃-mn̥-₂“a giving, a portion allotted”deh₃-tl-₂“means of giving, dispensation”deyḱ-mn̥“the act of showing, a sample”deyḱ-tl-“instrument for pointing, indication device”