Where does “cybercapital” come from?
cybercapital (English) comes from English capital, from French capital, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
cybercapital (English): Capital existing on the Internet or in...
Definitions
- Capital existing on the Internet or in...
Ancestry of “cybercapital”, step by step
cybercapital traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English capital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capital | Already-produced durable goods available for use... |
| 2 | French | capital | capital money and wealth |
| 3 | Latin | capitālis | of the head or life |
| 4 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via English cyber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyber | Of, or having to do with, the Internet;... |
| 2 | English | cybernetics | The theory/science of communication and control... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνήτης | captain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |