Where does “capetalismo” come from?
capetalismo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese capitalismo, from Portuguese capital, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
Ancestry of “capetalismo”, step by step
capetalismo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese capitalismo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | capitalismo | capitalism |
| 2 | Portuguese | capital | capital; capital city; capital; anything of prime... |
| 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 Portuguese capeta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | capeta | the Devil; Satan; devil |
| 2 | Portuguese | capa | cloak; cape; cover; the front cover or front page... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | capa | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 7 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |