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Where does “softgel” come from?

softgel (English) comes from English gel, from English gelatin, from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, from Italian gelare, from Latin gelō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

softgel (English): A form of medicine to be taken orally, with a...

Definitions

  1. A form of medicine to be taken orally, with a...

Ancestry of “softgel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgelA semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid...
2EnglishgelatinA protein derived through partial hydrolysis of...
3Frenchgélatinegelatine
4Italiangelatinagelatin
5ItaliangelareTo freeze, to chill, to frost; To freeze; To be...
6Latingelō—
7Latin-ō—
8Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
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