Where does “subcapital” come from?

subcapital (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.

subcapital (English): Beneath the head of a long bone

Definitions

  1. Beneath the head of a long bone

Ancestry of “subcapital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapitalAlready-produced durable goods available for use...
2Frenchcapitalcapital money and wealth
3Latincapitālisof the head or life
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput
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