Where does “unicapsular” come from?

unicapsular (English) comes from English capsular, from English capsule, from French capsulé, from Latin capsula, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

unicapsular (English): Having only one capsule to each flower

Definitions

  1. Having only one capsule to each flower

Ancestry of “unicapsular”, step by step

unicapsular traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English capsular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapsularOf, pertaining to, or resembling a capsule
2EnglishcapsuleA membranous envelope; A type of simple,...
3Frenchcapsulécapsular
4Latincapsulasmall box or chest
5LatinCapsaGafsa
6Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via English uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuniUniversity; Sea urchin eaten as sushi
2Japanese雲丹the food made from the roe of sea urchin,...

via French unicapsulaire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchunicapsulaire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-
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