Where does “microforceps” come from?
microforceps (English) comes from English forceps, from Latin forceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
microforceps (English): A very small forceps
Definitions
- A very small forceps
Ancestry of “microforceps”, step by step
microforceps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English forceps
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forceps | An instrument used in surgery or medical... |
| 2 | Latin | forceps | tongs, pincers, forceps |
| 3 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 4 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |