English
captivation
From captivate + -ion.
A compound of captivate + -ion
Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘to hold’
Latin capiō ‘to capture, seize’
Latin captīvus ‘captive, prisoner’
Late Latin captīvō ‘to capture’
Late Latin captīvātus ‘captured’
English captivate
Today it means
noun The act of captivating or the state of being captivated.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / captivation