Where does “capacitation” come from?
capacitation (English) comes from English capacitate, from English capacity, from Middle English capacite, from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās, from Latin capāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
capacitation (English): Enablement; giving the capacity to do something;...
Definitions
- Enablement; giving the capacity to do something;...
Ancestry of “capacitation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | capacitate | To make capable of functioning in a given... |
| 2 | English | capacity | The ability to hold, receive or absorb; A measure... |
| 3 | Middle English | capacite | Ability, competence, capableness; the degree to... |
| 4 | Old French | capacite | — |
| 5 | Latin | capācitās | — |
| 6 | Latin | capāx | — |
| 7 | Latin | -āx | — |
| 8 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “capacitation”