Where does “capillaritis” come from?

capillaritis (English) comes from English capillary, from Latin capillāris, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capillaritis (English): inflammation of the capillaries

Definitions

  1. inflammation of the capillaries

Ancestry of “capillaritis”, step by step

capillaritis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English capillary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcapillaryof or pertaining to hair; pertaining to a narrow...
2Latincapillārispertaining to hair
3Latincapillusa hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via English itis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishitisA medical condition accompanied by inflammation;...
2English-itisSuffix denoting diseases characterized by...
3New Latin-ītis
4Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-