Where does “juxtacapillary” come from?
juxtacapillary (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.
juxtacapillary (English): Adjacent to a capillary
Definitions
- Adjacent to a capillary
Ancestry of “juxtacapillary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capillary | of or pertaining to hair; pertaining to a narrow... |
| 2 | Latin | capillāris | pertaining to hair |
| 3 | Latin | capillus | a hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses |
| 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 |