Where does “capitalista” come from?

capitalista (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.

capitalista (Portuguese): capitalist

Definitions

  1. capitalist

Ancestry of “capitalista”, 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 “capitalista”

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