subcapa

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *upó

Proto-Italic *supo

Latin sub

Latin sub-lbor.

Spanish sub-

substratebor.?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-

Proto-Indo-European *káput

Proto-Italic *kaput

Latin caput

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-e-lós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ulum

Latin capitulum

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -āris

Latin -āre

Latin capitulāre?

Late Latin cappa

Old Spanish capa

Spanish capa

Spanish subcapa

From sub- + capa.

Noun

subcapa f (plural subcapas)

1. sublayer
2. (chemistry, particle physics) subshell

   Synonym: subnivell