Capitalism's rate of decay ( Communication)

Ian Murray seamus2001 at home.com
Thu Aug 16 13:45:55 PDT 2001



> > ============
> > Who was the first to use the term 'capital'?
> >
> > No googling.....:-)
> >
> > Ian

The word "capital" is Latin for a head of cattle. A single ox was a "pecus," which also has interesting etymological implications.

BTW, I have no idea which Latin speaker or writer first used the term "capital," but it has been around awhile. Barkley Rosser

======= Shoulda' been clearer :-(

I meant capital in it's 'modern' economic sense....

And the answer is.....Anne Robert Jacques Turgot

Ian



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