Where does “капита́л” come from?

капита́л (Russian) comes from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

капита́л (Russian): capital, asset money, wealth, etc

Definitions

  1. capital, asset money, wealth, etc

Ancestry of “капита́л”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapitālisof the head or life
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “капита́л”

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