Where does “ทุนนิยม” come from?

ทุนนิยม (Thai) comes from English capitalism, from French capitalisme, from French capital, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

ทุนนิยม (Thai): capitalism

Definitions

  1. capitalism

Ancestry of “ทุนนิยม”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapitalismA socio-economic system based on private...
2Frenchcapitalismecapitalism
3Frenchcapitalcapital money and wealth
4Latincapitālisof the head or life
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-
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