Etymology of the Latin word capsa
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-Derivations in Latin
capsicum,
capsula,
capsus,
Capsicum,
capsicium,
capsarius,
capsellaDerivations in other languages
Anglo-latin
cassimentum, Aramaic
qafṣa, English
capsid, French
capside, French
casse, French
capsa, French
châsse, Italian
cascina, Italian
capsomero, Italian
cascino, Italian
cascio, Italian
cassa, Portuguese
caixa, Portuguese
capsa, Portuguese
capsite, Provençal
caissa, Romanian
capsă, Spanish
caja, Spanish
causeta, Spanish
cauza, Spanish
quejada
