Where does “kapillarkraft” come from?
kapillarkraft (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): capillary action
Definitions
- capillary action
Ancestry of “kapillarkraft”, step by step
kapillarkraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk kapillar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 |
via Norwegian Nynorsk kraft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kraft | a force; power, strength; stock, broth |
| 2 | Old Norse | kraptr | strength |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |