Where does “koopmanskapitalisme” come from?
koopmanskapitalisme (Dutch) comes from Dutch kapitalisme, from Dutch kapitaal, from Italian capitale, from Polish kapitał, from English capital, from French capital, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput — to seize, hold.
koopmanskapitalisme (Dutch): merchant capitalism
Definitions
- merchant capitalism
Ancestry of “koopmanskapitalisme”, step by step
koopmanskapitalisme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kapitalisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kapitalisme | capitalism |
| 2 | Dutch | kapitaal | fortune n; capital n; capital c |
| 3 | Italian | capitale | Of or pertaining to the head; primary, prime,... |
| 4 | Polish | kapitał | principal |
| 5 | English | capital | Already-produced durable goods available for use... |
| 6 | French | capital | capital money and wealth |
| 7 | Latin | capitālis | of the head or life |
| 8 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Dutch koopman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koopman | A male merchant, merchantman, trader |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | côopman | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kōpman | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *kaupamann | — |