Where does “muŝkaptulo” come from?
muŝkaptulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kapti, from Latin captō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
muŝkaptulo (Esperanto): Venus flytrap
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- Venus flytrap
Ancestry of “muŝkaptulo”, step by step
muŝkaptulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto kapti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kapti | to catch, to capture |
| 2 | Latin | captō | to strive to seize, catch or grasp at |
| 3 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Esperanto muso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | muso | mouse |
| 2 | French | mouche | fly; bullseye; a spy employed by the ancien... |
| 3 | Middle French | mousche | fly |
| 4 | Old French | mousche | — |
| 5 | Latin | musca | a fly; an inquisitive or prying people |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μυῖα | a fly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |