Where does “prinsipaal” come from?
prinsipaal (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch principaal, from Middle Dutch principael, from Old French principal, from Latin principālis, from Latin prīncipium, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
prinsipaal (Afrikaans): principal, leader; principal, schoolmaster
Definitions
- principal, leader; principal, schoolmaster
Ancestry of “prinsipaal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | principaal | principal, main; superior, leader; executive of... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | principael | — |
| 3 | Old French | principal | — |
| 4 | Latin | principālis | first, original |
| 5 | Latin | prīncipium | a beginning, an origin, a commencement |
| 6 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 7 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 8 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |