Where does “kapitał” come from?
kapitał (Polish) comes from English capital, 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.
kapitał (Polish): principal
Definitions
- principal
Ancestry of “kapitał”, step by step
kapitał traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English capital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capital | Already-produced durable goods available for use... |
| 2 | French | capital | capital money and wealth |
| 3 | Latin | capitālis | of the head or life |
| 4 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Russian капита́л
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | капита́л | capital, asset money, wealth, etc |
Words derived from “kapitał”
- capitale
- kapitalizacja
- kapitałochłonny
- kapitalik
- kapitałowy
- kapitaal
- capitalizzare
- capitalista
- capitalmente
- Kapital
- kapital
- dekapitalizacja
- kapitalizacyjny
- capitalizzazione
- ricapitalizzare
- anticapitalista
- neocapitalista
- sottocapitalizzare
- sovracapitalizzare
- קאַפּיטאַל
- kapitalisme
- grootkapitaal
- kapitaalinjectie
- kapitaaleis