Where does “extracapilar” come from?

extracapilar (Spanish) comes from Spanish capilar, 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.

extracapilar (Spanish): extracapillary

Definitions

  1. extracapillary

Ancestry of “extracapilar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcapilarhair; capillary
2Latincapillārispertaining to hair
3Latincapillusa hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput
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