Where does “kapital” come from?

kapital (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Medieval Latin capitale, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kapital (Norwegian Bokmål): capital

Definitions

  1. capital

Ancestry of “kapital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincapitaleyoung cattle
2Latincapitālisof the head or life
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “kapital”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →