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Where does “optocapillary” come from?

optocapillary (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.

optocapillary (English): Relating to the interaction of light on capillary...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the interaction of light on capillary...

Ancestry of “optocapillary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcapillaryof or pertaining to hair; pertaining to a narrow...
2Latincapillāris—
3Latincapillusa hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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