Where does “encapsulate” come from?
Encapsulate comes from English encapsulate, derived from French encapsuler, from Latin in- and -ula diminutive of capsula, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- meaning to seize or contain.
encapsulate (English): To enclose something as if in a capsule; To...
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- To enclose something as if in a capsule; To...
Ancestry of “encapsulate”, 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,... |