Etymology of the English word capsomere
the English word
capsomereusing the English suffix
-merederived from the English word
capsidderived from the New Latin word
Capsusderived from the Latin word
capsa (box; cylindrical case, bookcase; receptacle for things)
derived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-using the Italian suffix
-idUsage
Word found in Modern English