English
capillary
Capillary comes from Latin capillāris ‘pertaining to the hair’, and goes back to capillus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapillus‘the hair, properly of the head’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapillāris‘pertaining to the hair’
- Englishtodaycapillary
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapillus‘the hair, properly of the head’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapillāris‘pertaining to the hair’
- Englishtodaycapillary
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’
had, case, except, heavy, accept, receive, cash, behavior, catch, achieve, chase, capacity, heavily, cable, capable, recipe, reception, occupation, perception, haven, capture, behave, hawk, recipient, anticipation, anticipate, susceptible, deception, chassis, conceive, deceive, caption, captive, capsule, cater, deceptive, captivity, deceit, cassette, conceivable, 134 more
through Proto-Indo-European *káput ‘head’
through Proto-Italic *kaput ‘head’
capitalism, capitalize, capote, escapade, capitan, capitaine, 60 more
through Latin caput ‘head’
captain, capital, chapter, escape, chef, cattle, cabin, cape, chapel, precipitation, capitol, mischief, capita, cad, mischievous, chaplain, chieftain, precipitate, occipital, cabana, chattel, precipitous, caddie, chabot, capo, jefe, capa, scamper, scamp, capuchin, capitulate, kaput, chaperon, cabochon, caput, 68 more
through Latin capillus ‘the hair, properly of the head’
Today it means
adj Resembling or pertaining to hair, especially in slenderness or fineness.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin capillus / capillary