Where does “capsulo-” come from?

capsulo- (English) comes from English capsule, from French capsulé, from Latin capsula, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

capsulo- (English): Related to a capsule

Definitions

  1. Related to a capsule

Ancestry of “capsulo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapsuleA membranous envelope; A type of simple,...
2Frenchcapsulécapsular
3Latincapsulasmall box or chest
4LatinCapsaGafsa
5Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “capsulo-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-