Where does “căpușiță” come from?

căpușiță (Romanian) comes from Romanian căpușă, from Albanian këpushë, from Albanian kap, from Proto-Albanian kapā, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

căpușiță (Romanian): itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)

Definitions

  1. itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)

Ancestry of “căpușiță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancăpușătick
2Albaniankëpushëtick
3Albaniankapto grab, grip (someone or something)
4Proto-Albaniankapāto grab
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Albanian kapā →Every word from Albanian kap →