English word capital comes from Latin caput, Latin -alis, and later Latin capitalis (Deadly, mortal. Excellent. Head or life (attributive).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| caput | Latin (lat) | (New Latin, anatomy) headlike protuberance on an organ or body part, usually bone, for instance caput ulnae. (New Latin, medicine) a disease; a severe swelling of the soft tissues of a newborn's scalp that develops as the baby travels through the birth canal. (figuratively) life. (figuratively) the vital part. (in writings) division, section, paragraph, chapter. (of a river) origin, source, [...] |
| -alis | Latin (lat) | Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals. |
| capitalis | Latin (lat) | Deadly, mortal. Excellent. Head or life (attributive). |
| capital | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| capital | English (en) | (comparable, British, dated) Excellent.. Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation.. Involving punishment by death.. Of or relating to the head.. Of prime importance.. Uppercase. (countable) A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the [...] |