Where does “capsid” come from?
Capsid derives from French capside, meaning the protein shell of a virus, itself from Latin capsa meaning box or container.
capsid (English): The outer protein shell of a virus
Definitions
- The outer protein shell of a virus
Ancestry of “capsid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | capside | capsid |
| 2 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 3 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
Words derived from “capsid”