Where does “capsular” come from?

capsular (Romanian) comes from French capsulaire, from French capsulé, from Latin capsula, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

capsular (Romanian): capsular

Definitions

  1. capsular

Ancestry of “capsular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcapsulairecapsular
2Frenchcapsulécapsular
3Latincapsulasmall box or chest
4LatinCapsaGafsa
5Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō