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Where does “κεφάλαιο” come from?

κεφάλαιο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κεφάλαιον, from Ancient Greek κεφάλαιος, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.

κεφάλαιο (Greek): chapter, a section of a book; capital; fund

Definitions

  1. chapter, a section of a book; capital; fund

Ancestry of “κεφάλαιο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκεφάλαιονmain point, gist; sum, total; chapter
2Ancient Greekκεφάλαιοςmain, chief, principal, primary; capital,...
3Ancient Greekκεφαλήhead; a person's life; the top-most part
4LatinTaxusyew
5Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
6Spanish-scopio-scope
7Latin-scopium—
8Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
9Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
10Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
11Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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