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-ceps
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ceps CEPs
Latin
Pronunciation
ceps
Etymology 1
la :der itc-ola:-cipes + headed
From la itc-ola -cipes, from la itc-pro *-kaputis, from the same root as la caput, with *-kaputis > *-kapts. The suffix vowel was most likely lost by analogy to la -ceps -catcher.91 caput, -itis Derivatives > line 2 > anceps, -cipitis 'two-faced, two-edged'
Alternative forms
la -cipes rare in Classical Latin
Suffix
-ceps
-headed
-fold
Declension
-ceps
Derived terms
la headed
Etymology 2
la :af capiō -s + catcher
Ultimately from la ine-pro *kap- the ancient stem of la capiō + ine-pro *-s amphikinetic, corresponding to la - la capiō<alt:cap(iō)> s.108 -ceps, -cu/ipis
Suffix
-ceps/-cip<3.M>
-catcher
-taker
Declension
-ceps/-cip<3>
Derived terms
la catcher
References