English → Latin
“captive” in Latin
capiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm; to take on, adopt; to hold, to containcaptīvuscaptive; captured; imprisoned; of or pertaining to captive men, prisonerscustōdiaprotection, safekeeping; custody, guardianship; prisoner
The English word captive itself goes back to Latin capiō, through captīvus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
captive s.
CAPTIVE, adj., captus; captivus; in custodiam datus: custodiae or vinculis mandatus: to make captive, vincula alicui injicere; vincuiis colligare; vincire catenis: the mind can not, be held captive, animo vincula injici non possunt.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for captive?
- The usual Latin words for “captive” are capiō, captīvus, custōdia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.