Where does “capitalismo” come from?

capitalismo (Portuguese) comes 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.

capitalismo (Portuguese): capitalism

Definitions

  1. capitalism

Ancestry of “capitalismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecapitalcapital; capital city; capital; anything of prime...
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 “capitalismo”

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