Where does “Eigenkapitalrendite” come from?
Eigenkapitalrendite (German) comes from German Eigenkapital, from German kapital, from Italian capitale, from Polish kapitał, from English capital, from French capital, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput — to seize, hold.
Eigenkapitalrendite (German): return on equity, ROE a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by shareholders' equity
Definitions
- return on equity, ROE a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by shareholders' equity
Ancestry of “Eigenkapitalrendite”, step by step
Eigenkapitalrendite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Eigenkapital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eigenkapital | equity; capital |
| 2 | German | kapital | capital |
| 3 | Italian | capitale | Of or pertaining to the head; primary, prime,... |
| 4 | Polish | kapitał | principal |
| 5 | English | capital | Already-produced durable goods available for use... |
| 6 | French | capital | capital money and wealth |
| 7 | Latin | capitālis | of the head or life |
| 8 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |