Where does “discapacitat” come from?

discapacitat (Catalan) comes from Catalan capacitat, from Latin capācitās, from Latin capāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

discapacitat (Catalan): disability, handicap; disabled, handicapped;...

Definitions

  1. disability, handicap; disabled, handicapped;...

Ancestry of “discapacitat”, step by step

discapacitat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan capacitat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancapacitatcapacity; capacity, capability, ability
2Latincapācitāscapability; capacity
3LatincapāxThat can contain or hold much; wide, large, spacious, capacious, roomy
4Latin-āxish, -y
5Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Catalan discapacitar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalandiscapacitar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iumEvery word from Latin -ius