英文词源
- capsicum
- capsicum: see case
- Capsicum (n.)
- genus of pepper plants, 1660s, of unknown origin, a word said to have been chosen by French botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708); perhaps irregularly formed from Latin capsa "box" (see case (n.2)).
中文词源
来自拉丁词capsa, 箱子，词源同case, capsule. 最终来自词根cap, 抓，拿，握，见captive.
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：capsicum 词源，capsicum 含义。
来源于拉丁语动词capere(拿,取)的派生名词capsa, capsae, f(盒子)
词根词缀： -cap-拿,取 + sicum
