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Where does “susceptibilis” come from?

susceptibilis (Latin) comes from Latin susceptus, from Latin suscipio, 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,...

susceptibilis (Latin): acceptable; susceptible

Definitions

  1. acceptable; susceptible

Ancestry of “susceptibilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsusceptustaken up, having been taken up, acknowledged,...
2LatinsuscipioI take up, acknowledge; I undertake, assume,...
3Latincapiō—
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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