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What are the root words for word emancipation?

The root word for "emancipation" is emancipate.

Emancipate comes from the Latin word emancipare, which is a combination of:

* e- (out of, from)

* mancipium (ownership, control)

Therefore, emancipation literally means "to free from ownership or control."

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