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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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capital 1 †pert. to the head XIII; affecting the head or life (
capital crime,
punishment); (of letters) standing at the head, of the largest size XIV; chief XV; first-rate XVIII. — (O)F. — L.
capitālis, f.
caput,
capit- HEAD; see
-AL 1.
So
capitalist XVIII. — F.
capitaliste; hence
capitalism XIX.
capitalize XIX.
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