capital
The origin and history of capital.
Etymology
From Latin capitalis ("of the head"), from caput ("head"). The financial sense grew out of medieval trade in "heads" of cattle — property was literally counted in animal heads.
The origin and history of capital.
From Latin capitalis ("of the head"), from caput ("head"). The financial sense grew out of medieval trade in "heads" of cattle — property was literally counted in animal heads.
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