Where does “Spansule” come from?

Spansule (English) comes from English capsule, from French capsulé, from Latin capsula, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Spansule (English): A capsule designed to release drugs at a steady...

Definitions

  1. A capsule designed to release drugs at a steady...

Ancestry of “Spansule”, step by step

Spansule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English capsule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapsuleA membranous envelope; A type of simple,...
2Frenchcapsulécapsular
3Latincapsulasmall box or chest
4LatinCapsaGafsa
5Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via English span

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspanThe space from the thumb to the end of the little...
2Middle EnglishspanAlternative form of spanne
3Old Englishspannspan
4Proto-Germanicspann
5Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-
7Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-
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