Where does “anticapsular” come from?

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

anticapsular (English): That reacts with capsular polysaccharides

Definitions

  1. That reacts with capsular polysaccharides

Ancestry of “anticapsular”, step by step

anticapsular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English capsular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapsularOf, pertaining to, or resembling a capsule
2EnglishcapsuleA membranous envelope; A type of simple,...
3Frenchcapsulécapsular
4Latincapsulasmall box or chest
5LatinCapsaGafsa
6Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-
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