Where does “capsulotomy” come from?
capsulotomy (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,...
capsulotomy (English): incision into a capsule, especially into the lens...
Definitions
- incision into a capsule, especially into the lens...
Ancestry of “capsulotomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capsule | A membranous envelope; A type of simple,... |
| 2 | French | capsulé | capsular |
| 3 | Latin | capsula | small box or chest |
| 4 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |