capital
Portuguese
/kɐ.pi.ˈtaɫ/, /ka.pi.ˈtaw/
noun
Definitions
- (geopolitics) capital; capital city place where the seat of a government is located
- (figurative) capital the most important place associated with something
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin capitālis (of the head, capital, deadly).
Origin
Latin
capitālis
Gloss
of the head, capital, deadly
Kanji
畿, 資
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- capital English
- capitāle Latin
- capitālis Latin
- capitānus Latin
- capitale Italian
- kapitaal Dutch, Flemish
- capital French
- капита́л Russian
- capital Spanish, Castilian
- capitaleño Spanish, Castilian
- capitalino Spanish, Castilian
- capitalismo Spanish, Castilian
- capitalista Spanish, Castilian
- kapitalny Polish
- capital Middle English
- cabdal Catalan, Valencian
- capital Catalan, Valencian
- capitalj Aromanian
- capital Romansh
- capitala Romansh
- chapital Romansh
- chapitala Romansh
- chapitela Romansh
- chapitêl Romansh
- tgapitala Romansh
- capital Asturian
- capitâl Friulian
- cabdal Old Spanish
- kapital Papiamentu