Etymograph

English

interception

Interception comes from Latin interceptiō, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂p-1root named by Wiktionary
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterceptiō1
  3. Englishtodayinterception1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English interception

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂p-Wiktionary, English interceptionroot named by Wiktionary
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterceptiōWiktionary, English interception
  3. EnglishtodayinterceptionWiktionary, English interception

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.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “interception”. 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.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- / interception

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