incapacity

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *n̥--

Latin in-bor.

Middle English in-

English in-

Proto-Indo-European *kap-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti

Proto-Italic *kapjō

Old Latin kapiō

Latin capiō

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s

Proto-Italic *-āks

Latin -āx

Latin capāx

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Proto-Italic *-tāts

Latin -tās

Latin capācitāsder.

Old French capacitebor.

Middle English capacite

English capacity

English incapacity

From in- (“negative”) + capacity.

incapacity (countable and uncountable, plural incapacities)

The lack of a capacity; an inability.
- 1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC:
  So that it is not the insufficiency or incapacity of man's mind, but it is the remote standing or placing thereof that breedeth these mazes and incomprehensions;
Legal disqualification.

lack of a capacity

legal disqualification