Where does “caipitlíoch” come from?
caipitlíoch (Irish) comes from Irish caipitlí, from Irish caipiteal, from English capital, from French capital, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
caipitlíoch (Irish): capitalist, capitalistic
Ancestry of “caipitlíoch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | caipitlí | capitalist |
| 2 | Irish | caipiteal | capital |
| 3 | English | capital | Already-produced durable goods available for use... |
| 4 | French | capital | capital |
| 5 | Latin | capitālis | — |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |