English captious

← Middle English capcious (inherited)

← Middle French captieux (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (root)

← Latin captiōsus (derived)

← Latin captiō (mention)

→ English conniption (mention)

→ English captiously (suffix)

→ English captiousness (suffix)

→ English exceptious (mention)

→ English uncaptious (prefix)

→ English overcaptious (prefix)