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

  1. principal

Ancestry of “kapitał”, step by step

kapitał traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English capital

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapitalAlready-produced durable goods available for use...
2Frenchcapitalcapital money and wealth
3Latincapitālisof the head or life
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Russian капита́л

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкапита́лcapital, asset money, wealth, etc

Words derived from “kapitał

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput