captive
The origin and history of captive.
Etymology
From Latin captivus, "taken prisoner," from capio, "to seize" — a distant cousin of "capture" and "captor."
The origin and history of captive.
From Latin captivus, "taken prisoner," from capio, "to seize" — a distant cousin of "capture" and "captor."
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