Where does “capabilis” come from?

capabilis (Latin) comes 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,...

capabilis (Latin): comprehensible; intelligent; capable

Definitions

  1. comprehensible; intelligent; capable

Ancestry of “capabilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
2Proto-Italickapiōtake
3Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “capabilis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →