Where does “capsula” come from?

capsula (Latin) comes from Latin Capsa, 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,...

capsula (Latin): small box or chest

Definitions

  1. small box or chest

Ancestry of “capsula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCapsaGafsa
2Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
3Proto-Italickapiōtake
4Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “capsula”

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