Where does “neîncăpător” come from?
neîncăpător (Romanian) comes from Romanian încăpător, from Romanian încăpea, from Latin incapēre, from Latin capere, 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,...
neîncăpător (Romanian): too small
Definitions
- too small
Ancestry of “neîncăpător”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | încăpător | roomy, capacious, spacious |
| 2 | Romanian | încăpea | to comprise; to accommodate, to find room; to fit |
| 3 | Latin | incapēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | capere | present active infinitive of capiō; second-person... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |