Where does “navkapsel” come from?
navkapsel (Swedish) comes from Swedish kapsel, from Latin capsula, from Latin Capsa, 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,...
navkapsel (Swedish): a hubcap
Definitions
- a hubcap
Ancestry of “navkapsel”, step by step
navkapsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kapsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kapsel | capsule, pod |
| 2 | Latin | capsula | small box or chest |
| 3 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 4 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 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,... |