Where does “kapitalisme” come from?
kapitalisme (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.
kapitalisme (Dutch): capitalism
Definitions
- capitalism
Ancestry of “kapitalisme”, step by step
kapitalisme 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 |
via Dutch isme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | isme | ism |
| 2 | Malay | -isme | ism |
| 3 | Dutch | -isme | -ism |
| 4 | Middle French | -isme | — |
| 5 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 6 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |