Where does “petrocapitalism” come from?
petrocapitalism (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.
petrocapitalism (English): Those aspects of capitalism that involve the petrochemical industry
Definitions
- Those aspects of capitalism that involve the petrochemical industry
Ancestry of “petrocapitalism”, step by step
petrocapitalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English capitalism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capitalism | A socio-economic system based on private... |
| 2 | French | capitalisme | capitalism |
| 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 |