Where does “capitaliste” come from?
capitaliste (Italian) comes from Italian capitalista, 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.
capitaliste (Italian): feminine plural of capitalista
Definitions
- feminine plural of capitalista
Ancestry of “capitaliste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | capitalista | capitalist |
| 2 | Italian | capitale | Of or pertaining to the head; primary, prime,... |
| 3 | Polish | kapitał | principal |
| 4 | English | capital | Already-produced durable goods available for use... |
| 5 | French | capital | capital money and wealth |
| 6 | Latin | capitālis | of the head or life |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |