Etymology of the English word nucleocapsid
the English word
nucleocapsidusing the English prefix
nucleo-derived from the English word
nucleusderived from the Latin word
nucleus (nut; nucleus, inside of a nut, kernel)
derived from the Latin word
nux (nut)
derived from the Latin word
nuculeusderived from the Classical Latin word
nuculaderived from the Latin word
nux (nut)
derived 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
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Word found in Modern English
