Where does “capāx” come from?

capāx (Latin) comes from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

capāx (Latin): That can contain or hold much; wide, large, spacious, capacious, roomy

Definitions

  1. That can contain or hold much; wide, large, spacious, capacious, roomy

Ancestry of “capāx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-āxish, -y
2Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “capāx”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ium →Every word from Latin -ius →
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