Etymology

capillary

cap·il·lar·y
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Today it means: Resembling or pertaining to hair, especially in slenderness or fineness. Full definition →

Latin capillāris
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  1. Latin · derived fromcapillāris“pertaining to the hair”
  2. English todaycapillary

From Latin capillāris (“pertaining to the hair”), from capillus (“the hair, properly of the head”), from caput (“head”).

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