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Where does “hypercapitalism” come from?

hypercapitalism (English) comes from English capitalism, from French capitalisme, 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.

hypercapitalism (English): Extreme capitalism at the expense of traditional...

Definitions

  1. Extreme capitalism at the expense of traditional...

Ancestry of “hypercapitalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapitalismA socio-economic system based on private...
2Frenchcapitalismecapitalism
3Frenchcapitalcapital
4Latincapitālis—
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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