English word capsule comes from Proto-Italic *kapiō (Take, seize.), Latin -ola, Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti (To be grasping.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *kapiō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Take, seize. |
| -ola | Latin (lat) | |
| *kh₂pyéti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To be grasping. |
| *kh₂pyé- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| capere | Latin (lat) | |
| capsa | Latin (lat) | A box, repository; especially a cylindrical container for books; bookcase. |
| capsula | Latin (lat) | Small box or chest. |
| capsule | French (fr) | Bottle cap. Cap or primer for a gun. Capsule. |
| capsule | English (en) | (attributively, figuratively) in a brief, condensed or compact form. (botany) A sporangium, especially in bryophytes.. (botany) A type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.. (chemistry, dated) A small clay saucer for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.. (dialectal, UK, [...] |