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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

  1. Capital existing on the Internet or in...

Ancestry of “cybercapital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapitalAlready-produced durable goods available for use...
2Frenchcapitalcapital
3Latincapitālis—
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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