Etymograph

English

captor

Captor comes from Latin capiō.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiō1
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcaptor1
  3. Englishtodaycaptor1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English captor

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiōWiktionary, English captor
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcaptorWiktionary, English captor
  3. EnglishtodaycaptorWiktionary, English captor

Linked words

through Latin capiō

receive, cash, accept, chase, cop, cable, recipe, capable, reception, perception, recipient, capture, anticipation, anticipate, susceptible, deception, deceive, cater, deceit, deceptive, caption, preoccupation, receivable, perceptible, sashay, captivate, preceptor, 25 more

Today it means

noun One who is holding a captive or captives.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “captor”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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