Where does “kapillarkraft” come from?
kapillarkraft (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kapillar, from Latin capillāris, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
kapillarkraft (Norwegian Bokmål): capillary action
Definitions
- capillary action
Ancestry of “kapillarkraft”, step by step
kapillarkraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kapillar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kapillar | a capillary |
| 2 | Latin | capillāris | pertaining to hair |
| 3 | Latin | capillus | a hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses |
| 4 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |