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Where does “microencapsulation” come from?

microencapsulation (English) comes from English encapsulation, 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,...

microencapsulation (English): A process in which tiny capsules of one substance...

Definitions

  1. A process in which tiny capsules of one substance...

Ancestry of “microencapsulation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishencapsulationThe act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of...
2EnglishcapsuleA membranous envelope; A type of simple,...
3Frenchcapsulécapsular
4Latincapsulasmall box or chest
5LatinCapsaGafsa
6Latincapiō—
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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