c 3 a 1 p 3 i 1 t 1 a 1 l 1 i 1 s 1 m 3
10 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an economic system based on private ownership of capital
originBorrowed from French capitalisme (“the condition of one who is rich”); equivalent to capital + -ism. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. First used in English by novelist William Thackeray in The Newcomes [1854-1855].
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- plasmatic 15
- impacts 13
- plasmic 13
- psalmic 13
- aplastic 12
- capitals 12
- clamps 12
- impact 12
- scampi 12
- apicals 11
- aplitic 11
- camails 11