Where does “קאַפּיטאַליזם” come from?
קאַפּיטאַליזם (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קאַפּיטאַל, from German kapital, from Italian capitale, from Polish kapitał, from English capital, from French capital, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput — to seize, hold.
קאַפּיטאַליזם (Yiddish): capitalism socio-economic system based on private property rights
Definitions
- capitalism socio-economic system based on private property rights
Ancestry of “קאַפּיטאַליזם”, step by step
קאַפּיטאַליזם traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish קאַפּיטאַל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | קאַפּיטאַל | capital |
| 2 | German | kapital | capital |
| 3 | Italian | capitale | Of or pertaining to the head; primary, prime,... |
| 4 | Polish | kapitał | principal |
| 5 | English | capital | Already-produced durable goods available for use... |
| 6 | French | capital | capital money and wealth |
| 7 | Latin | capitālis | of the head or life |
| 8 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |