Where does “undercapitalize” come from?
undercapitalize (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.
undercapitalize (English): To supply with insufficient capital
Definitions
- To supply with insufficient capital
Ancestry of “undercapitalize”, step by step
undercapitalize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English capitalize
| 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 |