Etymology of the English word capsule
the English word
capsulederived from the French word
capsulederived from the Latin word
capsula (small box for books; chest, casket)
derived 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-derived from the Latin word
of capsa (box)
Date
The earliest known usage of capsule in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
capsulize,
encapsule,
microcapsule,
iridocapsulitis,
capletCognates
Dutch
kapsel, French
capsule, German
Kapsel, Norwegian
kapsel, Swedish
kapselUsage
Word found in Modern English
