Where does “turbocapitalist” come from?
turbocapitalist (English) comes from English capitalist, 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.
turbocapitalist (English): Relating to turbocapitalism
Definitions
- Relating to turbocapitalism
Ancestry of “turbocapitalist”, step by step
turbocapitalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English capitalist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capitalist | Of, or pertaining to, capitalism; Supporting or... |
| 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 |
via English Turbo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Turbo | A turbine |
| 2 | English | turbine | Any of various rotary machines that use the... |
| 3 | French | turbine | turbine; inflection of turbiner: ##... |
| 4 | Latin | turbo | tornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,... |
| 5 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |