English
emancipatrix
Emancipatrix comes from Latin ēmancipātrīx, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kap-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēmancipātrīx
- Englishearliest quotation 1845emancipatrix
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēmancipātrīx
- Englishearliest quotation 1845emancipatrix
Earliest quotation: 1845, Protestant association, Speech of the Rev. Dr. Cumming: “Christianity shall yet emerge from the tents of Mesech…”
Equivalent to emancipate + -trix
Latin ēmancipātus ‘liberated, emancipated’
English emancipate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap-
had, case, head, except, capital, heavy, cash, captain, accept, receive, catch, behavior, chapter, escape, achieve, cable, heavily, capable, capacity, chase, capture, cape, chef, reception, perception, cabin, haven, chapel, behave, cattle, capitol, occupation, recipe, capita, hawk, caption, captive, capsule, recipient, susceptible, 177 more
Today it means
noun A woman, girl, or any other entity treated as female who emancipates; a female emancipator.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kap- / emancipatrix