Where does “kapillar” come from?

kapillar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

kapillar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a capillary

Definitions

  1. a capillary

Ancestry of “kapillar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapillārispertaining to hair
2Latincapillusa hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “kapillar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →