Where does “Beteiligungskapital” come from?
Beteiligungskapital (German) comes from German kapital, from Italian capitale, from Polish kapitał, from English capital, from French capital, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
Beteiligungskapital (German): equity capital; investment capital capital provided in exchange for shares or ownership rights in a company
Definitions
- equity capital; investment capital capital provided in exchange for shares or ownership rights in a company
Ancestry of “Beteiligungskapital”, step by step
Beteiligungskapital traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kapital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kapital | capital |
| 2 | Italian | capitale | Of or pertaining to the head; primary, prime,... |
| 3 | Polish | kapitał | principal |
| 4 | English | capital | Already-produced durable goods available for use... |
| 5 | French | capital | capital money and wealth |
| 6 | Latin | capitālis | of the head or life |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via German Beteiligung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beteiligung | participation (act of participating) |