Where does “microencapsulate” come from?

microencapsulate (English) comes from English encapsulate, from English capsule, from French capsulé, from Latin capsula, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

microencapsulate (English): To embed by means of microencapsulation

Definitions

  1. To embed by means of microencapsulation

Ancestry of “microencapsulate”, step by step

microencapsulate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English encapsulate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishencapsulateTo enclose something as if in a capsule; To...
2EnglishcapsuleA membranous envelope; A type of simple,...
3Frenchcapsulécapsular
4Latincapsulasmall box or chest
5LatinCapsaGafsa
6Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-
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