| 【caps】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "capsa," and "capere." It carries the basic meaning of "box," and "case." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "caps"]
capsule ☆[4527] A capsule is a very small tube containing powdered or liquid medicine, which you swallow.
case ****[509] A case is a crime or mystery that the police are investigating.
cash ****[1804] Cash is money in the form of notes and coins rather than cheques.
cassette ☆[4703] A cassette is a small, flat, rectangular plastic case containing magnetic tape which is used for recording and playing back sound or film.
[WORD ROOT]root caps
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] caps, case, cash, cass
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) capsa, capere
[MEANING]root box, case
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 capsa [from capere] box, repository
- 【Latin】 capere [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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capsule ☆[4527] noun from caps
【DEFINITION】 A capsule is a very small tube containing powdered or liquid medicine, which you swallow.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ caps; ⑵ ule; diminutive suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cas-》
case ★★★★[509] noun from case 〈 caps
【DEFINITION】 ① A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
② A case is a person or their particular problem that a doctor, social worker, or other professional is dealing with.
③ If you say that someone is a sad case or a hopeless case, you mean that they are in a sad situation or a hopeless situation.
【SYNONYM】 CASE SHOT, squash
【ROOTs】 case(caps); box, case, chest
【Etymology】 《Latin capsa》 [from capere] box, repository
【First Known Meaning】 receptacle, box, that which encloses or contains,
cash ★★★★[1804] noun from cash 〈 caps
【DEFINITION】 Cash is money in the form of notes and coins rather than cheques.
【pl.】 cash
【ROOTs】 cash(caps); box, case, chest
【Etymology】 《Latin cas-》
【First Known Meaning】 money box; money in hand, coin
【DERIVATIVEs】 cashable, cash
cassette ☆[4703] noun from case 〈 caps
【DEFINITION】 A cassette is a small, flat, rectangular plastic case containing magnetic tape which is used for recording and playing back sound or film.
【pl.】 cassettes
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cass(caps); box, case, chest ⑵ ette; diminutive suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cas-》
Other words containing "caps"; caps, cashless
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
cap
cant-, cent-
cane
camp
call
cal-, calend-, class-
cad-, cas-, cid-
busy
burn
bull
