Where does “kapitaal” come from?
kapitaal (Dutch) comes from Italian capitale, from Polish kapitał, from English capital, from French capital, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
kapitaal (Dutch): fortune n; capital n; capital c
Definitions
- fortune n; capital n; capital c
Ancestry of “kapitaal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | capitale | Of or pertaining to the head; primary, prime,... |
| 2 | Polish | kapitał | — |
| 3 | English | capital | Already-produced durable goods available for use... |
| 4 | French | capital | capital |
| 5 | Latin | capitālis | — |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “kapitaal”