Where does “recapacitate” come from?
recapacitate (English) comes from English re, from English reinsurance, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
recapacitate (English): To qualify again; to confer capacity on again
Definitions
- To qualify again; to confer capacity on again
Ancestry of “recapacitate”, step by step
recapacitate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially... |
| 2 | English | reinsurance | Insurance purchased by insurance companies that... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English capacitate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capacitate | To make capable of functioning in a given... |
| 2 | English | capacity | The ability to hold, receive or absorb; A measure... |
| 3 | Middle English | capacite | Ability, competence, capableness; the degree to... |
| 4 | Old French | capacite | — |
| 5 | Latin | capācitās | capability; capacity |
| 6 | Latin | capāx | That can contain or hold much; wide, large, spacious, capacious, roomy |
| 7 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 8 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |