Where does “kapitaalkrachtig” come from?

kapitaalkrachtig (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.

kapitaalkrachtig (Dutch): well-funded, wealthy

Definitions

  1. well-funded, wealthy

Ancestry of “kapitaalkrachtig”, step by step

kapitaalkrachtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kapitaal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkapitaalfortune n; capital n; capital c
2ItaliancapitaleOf or pertaining to the head; primary, prime,...
3Polishkapitałprincipal
4EnglishcapitalAlready-produced durable goods available for use...
5Frenchcapitalcapital money and wealth
6Latincapitālisof the head or life
7Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
8Proto-Italickaputhead
9Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
10Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Dutch kracht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkrachtpower, force, strength; force
2Middle Dutchcrachtstrength; force
3Old Dutchcraftstrength, power, force
4Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
5Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
6Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput
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