Where does “Leihkapital” come from?
Leihkapital (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.
Leihkapital (German): loan capital; debt capital capital that has been borrowed and must be repaid, usually with interest
Definitions
- loan capital; debt capital capital that has been borrowed and must be repaid, usually with interest
Ancestry of “Leihkapital”, step by step
Leihkapital 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 |