Where does “capsella” come from?

capsella (Late Latin) comes from Latin capsa, from Latin capio, 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,...

capsella (Late Latin): capsule; little box; small box or coffer

Definitions

  1. capsule; little box; small box or coffer

Ancestry of “capsella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincapsaA box, case, holder, repository; especially a...
2LatincapioI take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take...
3Proto-Italickapiōtake
4Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “capsella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →