Capital
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| - | From the {{L.}} ''capitalis'', "of the [[head]]." Use in trade and finance originated in Medieval economies when a common but expensive transaction involved trading heads of cattle. | + | From the Latin ''capitalis'', "of the [[head]]." Use in trade and finance originated in Medieval economies when a common but expensive transaction involved trading heads of cattle. |
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Etymology
From the Latin capitalis, "of the head." Use in trade and finance originated in Medieval economies when a common but expensive transaction involved trading heads of cattle.
