Where does “καπιταλισμός” come from?

καπιταλισμός (Greek) comes from French capitalisme, from French capital, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

καπιταλισμός (Greek): capitalism

Definitions

  1. capitalism

Ancestry of “καπιταλισμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcapitalismecapitalism
2Frenchcapitalcapital money and wealth
3Latincapitālisof the head or life
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →