Where does “capitalizar” come from?

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

capitalizar (Spanish): to capitalise

Definitions

  1. to capitalise

Ancestry of “capitalizar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcapitalcapital
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 “capitalizar”

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