Where does “capabilis” come from?

capabilis (Late Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capabilis (Late Latin): comprehensible; intelligent; capable

Definitions

  1. comprehensible; intelligent; capable

Ancestry of “capabilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “capabilis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →