Where does “رأسمالية” come from?

رأسمالية (Arabic) comes from Arabic رأسمال, from Arabic مَال — possessions; wealth; money; property, capital,...

رأسمالية (Arabic): capitalism; female equivalent of رَأْسِمَالِيّ;...

Definitions

  1. capitalism; female equivalent of رَأْسِمَالِيّ;...

Ancestry of “رأسمالية”, step by step

رأسمالية traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic رأسمال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicرأسمالAlternative form of رَأْس مَال
2Arabicمَالpossessions; wealth; money; property, capital,...

via Arabic ـِيَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيَّةrelational suffix
Every word from Arabic مَالEvery word from Arabic رأسمال