Where does “capsidless” come from?

capsidless (English) comes from English capsid, from French capside, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

capsidless (English): Lacking a capsid

Definitions

  1. Lacking a capsid

Ancestry of “capsidless”, step by step

capsidless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English capsid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapsidThe outer protein shell of a virus
2Frenchcapsidecapsid
3LatinCapsaGafsa
4Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-
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