Where does “Spätkapitalismus” come from?
Spätkapitalismus (German) comes from German Kapitalismus, from German kapital, from Italian capitale, from Polish kapitał, from English capital, from French capital, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput — to seize, hold.
Spätkapitalismus (German): late capitalism
Definitions
- late capitalism
Ancestry of “Spätkapitalismus”, step by step
Spätkapitalismus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kapitalismus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kapitalismus | capitalism |
| 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 |