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protocapitalism

noun

Etymology

From proto- + capitalism.

  1. derived from *kap-✻
  2. derived from *káput✻
  3. borrowed from capitalisme — “the condition of one who is rich”
  4. prefixed as protocapitalism — “proto + capitalism”

Definitions

  1. Any early system of trade from which modern capitalism ultimately derives.

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