Where does “kapitalistisch” come from?
kapitalistisch (German) comes from German Kapitalist, from German kapital, from Italian capitale, from Polish kapitał, from English capital, from French capital, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput — to seize, hold.
kapitalistisch (German): capitalist, capitalistic
Ancestry of “kapitalistisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Kapitalist | A capitalist / Capitalist; someone whose income ... |
| 2 | German | kapital | capital |
| 3 | Italian | capitale | Of or pertaining to the head; primary, prime,... |
| 4 | Polish | kapitał | — |
| 5 | English | capital | Already-produced durable goods available for use... |
| 6 | French | capital | capital |
| 7 | Latin | capitālis | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “kapitalistisch”