Etymograph

English

capias

Capias comes from Latin capiās ‘you should seize, you are to seize’, from Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti ‘to be grasping’, and ultimately from *kap-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kapyéti‘to be grasping’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kapjō‘to take, seize’reconstructed
  4. Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEkapiō
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiō‘to seize’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiās‘you should seize, you are to seize’
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1596capias

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kapyéti‘to be grasping’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kapjō‘to take, seize’reconstructed
  4. Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEkapiō
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiō‘to seize’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiās‘you should seize, you are to seize’
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1596capias

Earliest quotation: 1596, Edmund Spenser, Book VI, Canto VII: “All which when Cupid heard, he by and by…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kap-

had, head, except, heavy, behavior, catch, achieve, heavily, captain, chapter, capital, capacity, chef, occupation, acceptance, escape, haven, behave, cattle, cabin, hawk, chapel, cape, precipitation, conceive, mischief, capitol, captive, chaplain, captivity, conceivable, mischievous, capita, cad, haves, chieftain, acceptability, precipitate, heaviness, chattel, 137 more

through Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti ‘to be grasping’

heave, heaving, heft, 27 more

through Proto-Italic *kapjō ‘to take, seize’

case, chassis, capsule, cashier, cassette, casket, cajon, kas, chasse, 26 more

through Archaic Latin kapiō

acceptable, imperceptible, 22 more

through Latin capiō ‘to seize’

accept, receive, cop, cash, cable, recipe, reception, perception, capable, chase, capture, recipient, anticipation, anticipate, susceptible, deception, deceive, deceptive, caption, cater, deceit, preoccupation, receivable, perceptible, preceptor, captivate, captor, sashay, 24 more

Today it means

noun An arrest warrant; a writ commanding officers to take a specified person or persons into custody.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kap- / capias

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