Where does “kapitaaleis” come from?
kapitaaleis (Dutch) comes from Dutch kapitaal, from Italian capitale, from Polish kapitał, from English capital, from French capital, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
kapitaaleis (Dutch): capital requirement
Definitions
- capital requirement
Ancestry of “kapitaaleis”, step by step
kapitaaleis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kapitaal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kapitaal | fortune n; capital n; capital c |
| 2 | Italian | capitale | Of or pertaining to the head; primary, prime,... |
| 3 | Polish | kapitał | principal |
| 4 | English | capital | Already-produced durable goods available for use... |
| 5 | French | capital | capital money and wealth |
| 6 | Latin | capitālis | of the head or life |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |