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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word CAPITAL.
Etymology of the word
CAPITAL.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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CAPITAL (1),
relating to the head; chief. (F.,—L.)
'Eddren capitalen' = veins in the head, where capitalen
is used as a pl. adj.; Ancren Riwle, p. 258.—F.
capital, 'chiefe, capitall;' Cotgrave (and doubtless in early
use).—Lat. capitalis,
relating to the head.—Lat.
caput (stem capit-), the head; cognate with E. head,
q.v. Der. capital, sb., which see
below. And see Capitol.
CAPITAL (2),
wealth, stock of money. (F.,—L.)
Not in early use; apparently quite modern.—F.
capital, 'wealth, worth, a stocke, a man's principal, or
chiefe substance;' Cotgrave.—Low
Lat. capitale, wealth, stock; properly neuter of adj. capitalis,
chief; see above. Der. capital-ist, capital-ise.
See Cattle.
CAPITAL (3),
the head of a pillar. (Low Lat.,—L.)
'The pilers... With har bas and capitale' = with their base
and capital; Land of Cokayne, l. 69.—Low
Lat. capitellus, the head of a column or pillar; a dimin.
from Lat. caput (stem capit-), a head; see Head.
Doublet, chapiter;
also chapter.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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