Etymology

acapsular

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Today it means: Having no capsule. Full definition →

English capsular ← Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishcapsular
  7. English todayacapsular

From a- + capsular.

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