Where does “Wagniskapitalgeber” come from?

Wagniskapitalgeber (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.

Wagniskapitalgeber (German): venture capitalist; venture capital investor

Definitions

  1. venture capitalist; venture capital investor

Ancestry of “Wagniskapitalgeber”, step by step

Wagniskapitalgeber 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 Wagnis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWagnisrisky adventure
2German-nisA suffix for deriving nouns from verbs or...
3Middle High German-nisse
4Old High German-nissī
5Proto-West Germanic-nassīUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
6Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
7Proto-West Germanic-ness, -th
8Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-
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