Where does “capillary” come from?
Capillary derives from Latin capillaris, formed with the suffix -aris from Latin capillus, which traces to Proto-Indo-European kauput- meaning head.
capillary (English): of or pertaining to hair; pertaining to a narrow...
Definitions
- of or pertaining to hair; pertaining to a narrow...
Ancestry of “capillary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | capillāris | — |
| 2 | Latin | capillus | a hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses |
| 3 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “capillary”