Where does “magnetocapillary” come from?
magnetocapillary (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.
magnetocapillary (English): Relating to, or arising from both magnetic and...
Definitions
- Relating to, or arising from both magnetic and...
Ancestry of “magnetocapillary”, step by step
magnetocapillary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English capillary
| 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 |
via English magneto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magneto | A small magnetic dynamo, especially one that... |