Latin word captus comes from Proto-Indo-European - -yéti, and later Proto-Italic *kapiō (Take, seize.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| - -yéti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *keh₂p- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *kh₂pyé- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *kapiō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Take, seize. |
| capere | Latin (lat) | |
| captus | Latin (lat) | A notion, capacity to comprehend.. A prisoner, captive.. A taking, seizing.. A thing which is taken or grasped. |