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Where does “susceptível” come from?

susceptível (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin susceptibilis, 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,...

susceptível (Portuguese): capable; susceptible

Definitions

  1. capable; susceptible

Ancestry of “susceptível”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsusceptibilisacceptable; susceptible
2Latinsusceptustaken up, having been taken up, acknowledged,...
3LatinsuscipioI take up, acknowledge; I undertake, assume,...
4Latincapiō—
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “susceptível”

  • insusceptível
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →