Where does “tabsule” come from?
tabsule (English) comes from English capsule, from French capsulé, from Latin capsula, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
tabsule (English): A medicine tablet shaped like a capsule
Definitions
- A medicine tablet shaped like a capsule
Ancestry of “tabsule”, step by step
tabsule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English capsule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capsule | A membranous envelope; A type of simple,... |
| 2 | French | capsulé | capsular |
| 3 | Latin | capsula | small box or chest |
| 4 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via English tablet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tablet | A slab of clay used for inscription; A short... |
| 2 | Middle English | tablet | A tablet, especially an easily carried one for... |
| 3 | Old French | tablete | small table; a board to be written on; tablet |
| 4 | Old French | -eté | variant of -té |
| 5 | Latin | -ittus | diminutive suffix, used to create nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |