Where does “decapicone” come from?
decapicone (English) comes from English decapitate, from French décapiter, from Latin decapitare, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
decapicone (English): A transparent plastic cone in which a laboratory mouse or rat is held prior to decapitation or other process, or to induce stress as part of an experiment
Definitions
- A transparent plastic cone in which a laboratory mouse or rat is held prior to decapitation or other process, or to induce stress as part of an experiment
Ancestry of “decapicone”, step by step
decapicone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English decapitate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decapitate | To remove the head of; To oust or destroy the... |
| 2 | French | décapiter | to decapitate, to behead; to cut the top off |
| 3 | Latin | decapitare | to decapitate or behead |
| 4 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |