Where does “muscipula” come from?

muscipula (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,...

muscipula (Latin): mousetrap

Definitions

  1. mousetrap

Ancestry of “muscipula”, step by step

muscipula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin capiō

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,...

via Latin mūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūsa mouse; a rat (the European black rat (Rattus rattus))
2Proto-Italicmūsmouse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →