'intercept' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'intercipere,' where 'inter-' meant 'between' and 'capere' meant 'to take.'

'intercipere' transformed into the Old French word 'intercepter,' and eventually became the modern English word 'intercept' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to take between,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to stop or seize something before it reaches its destination.'