Where does “decapitalize” come from?
decapitalize (English) comes from English capitalize, 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.
decapitalize (English): To uncapitalize; To remove status as a capital...
Definitions
- To uncapitalize; To remove status as a capital...
Ancestry of “decapitalize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capitalize | In writing or editing, to write in capital... |
| 2 | English | capital | Already-produced durable goods available for use... |
| 3 | French | capital | capital money and wealth |
| 4 | Latin | capitālis | of the head or life |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |