Where does “elastocapillary” come from?

elastocapillary (English) comes from English capillary, from Latin capillāris, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

elastocapillary (English): That involves both elastic and capillary forces...

Definitions

  1. That involves both elastic and capillary forces...

Ancestry of “elastocapillary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcapillaryof or pertaining to hair; pertaining to a narrow...
2Latincapillārispertaining to hair
3Latincapillusa hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-