Where does “Risikokapitalgeber” come from?

Risikokapitalgeber (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.

Risikokapitalgeber (German): risk capital provider; venture capitalist

Definitions

  1. risk capital provider; venture capitalist

Ancestry of “Risikokapitalgeber”, step by step

Risikokapitalgeber traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German kapital

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankapitalcapital
2ItaliancapitaleOf or pertaining to the head; primary, prime,...
3Polishkapitałprincipal
4EnglishcapitalAlready-produced durable goods available for use...
5Frenchcapitalcapital money and wealth
6Latincapitālisof the head or life
7Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
8Proto-Italickaputhead
9Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
10Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via German Geber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGebergiver, donor, grantor; encoder
2Arabicجابرto treat with kindness, to be nice; bonesetter,...
3ArabicبAbbreviation of باب; with, by; with
4Arabicطَابَق
5Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
6Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
7Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
8Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

via German Risiko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRisikorisk
2Italianrisicofirst-person singular present indicative of...
3ItalianriscoObsolete form of rischio; risk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-