Words with the roots cept, capt, and ceive include:
conceive: to take in and hold a seed in the womb
contraception
intercept
reception
receipt 
receptionist
susceptible 
perceptive
receptacle
precept

The root sta/sti/sist can be found in a number of words, such as:

constitution/constituent
station (the condition of one's place or holding)
resist (as to stand back or against something)
statute 
statue
state/statement
status
circumstance
statutory
substitute (below a position)
obstinate (away from a position)
thermostat (holding the heat in at certain place/temperature)

Other variants include: stet, style, stare (as in stare decisi, in which a decision holds its place in court), and start 



Coming from the PIE root *sta- "to stand, set down, make or be firm," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing"

Cognates/Cousins of the root include: 
Sanskrit tisthati "stands;" 
Avestan histaiti "to stand;" 
Persian -stan "country," literally "where one stands;" 
Greek histemi "put, place, cause to stand; weigh," stasis "a standing still," statos "placed," stater "a weight, coin," stylos "pillar;" 
Latin sistere "stand still, stop, make stand, place, produce in court," status "manner, position, condition, attitude," stare "to stand," statio "station, post;" 
Lithuanian stojus "place myself," statau "place;" 
Old Church Slavonicstaja "place myself," stanu "position;" 
Gothic standan, 
Old English standan "to stand," stede "place," steall "place where cattle are kept;" 
Old Norse steði "anvil," stallr "pedestal for idols, altar;" 
German Stall "a stable;" 
Old Irish sessam "the act of standing").

Today's root word of the day is Cept or Capt-> both derive from the Latin word capere, meaning "to take" or "to seize".  In addition, ceive (a French form of the word) is also apart of this group.  The PIE is kap, which means to grasp.  See other cognates in the following words:

Sanskrit kapati "two handfuls;" 
Greek kaptein "to swallow, gulp down;" 
Lettish kampiu "seize;" 
Old Irish cacht "servant-girl," literally "captive;" 
Welsh caeth "captive, slave;" 
Gothic haban "have, hold;" 
Old English hæft "handle," habban "to have, hold," Modern English have)


Words with the roots cept, capt, and ceive include:
conceive
contraception
intercept
reception
receipt 
receptionist
susceptible 
perceptive
receptacle
precept

Assignment: Define the following words; they must all relate back to meaning taking, seizing, or grasping from someone.  


Answers will be posted tomorrow (6/9/2015)