English
interception
Interception comes from Latin interceptiō, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂p-root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterceptiō
- Englishtodayinterception
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂p-root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterceptiō
- Englishtodayinterception
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-
principal, princess, receiver, receipt, incapable, unacceptable, participant, receptor, inception, princely, misbehave, recuperate, occupier, incipient, perceptive, recuperation, 9 more
Today it means
noun An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- / interception