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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecapitateTo remove the head of; To oust or destroy the...
2Frenchdécapiterto decapitate, to behead; to cut the top off
3Latindecapitareto decapitate or behead
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via English Cone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishConeA surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line
2Middle Englishcone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput