Where does “capitalisme” come from?

capitalisme (French) comes 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.

capitalisme (French): capitalism

Definitions

  1. capitalism

Ancestry of “capitalisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcapitalcapital money and wealth
2Latincapitālisof the head or life
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “capitalisme

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput