English
anarcho-capitalism
From anarcho- + capitalism.
Formed from anarcho- + capitalism
Ancient Greek ἄρχω ‘to begin’
Ancient Greek ἀρχή ‘beginning, origin’
Ancient Greek ἄναρχος ‘without beginning’
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰρχῐ́ᾱ ‘lawlessness, anarchy’
English anarcho-
French capitalisme ‘the condition of one who is rich’
English capitalism
The story
Earliest extant attestation is in American author Karl Hess's essay “The Death of Politics”, originally published by Playboy, in March 1969. Even though American economist Murray Rothbard is credited with coining this word, its first possible appearance among his writings is in his 1971 essay “Know Your Rights”, published two years after Hess's essay.
Today it means
noun A political and economic philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and other coercive institutions in favour of individual self-ownership, voluntary society, and free market.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / anarcho-capitalism