myEtymology.com: French etymology of capital

1. Etymology of the French word capital

the French word capital

derived from the Latin word capitalis (of, belonging to head, life)

derived from the Latin word caput (head; small head; head; head; head; head; person; life; heading; chapter, principal division)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kaput- (head)

Romanian capital

Dutch kapitaal, Dutch kapittel, Dutch kapiteel, English capital, French chapiteau, German Kapital, German Kapitel, German Kapitell, Icelandic kapítal, Italian capitello, Italian capitale, Lithuanian kapitalas, Norwegian kapital, Norwegian kapittel, Norwegian kapitel, Polish kapital, Provençal capitel, Russian кaпитaл, Spanish capitel, Swedish kapital, Swedish kapitel, Swedish kapitäl

derived from the French word capital

derived from the Latin word capitalis (of, belonging to head, life)

derived from the Latin word caput (head; small head; head; head; head; head; person; life; heading; chapter, principal division)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kaput- (head)