Where does “principalment” come from?
principalment (Catalan) comes from Catalan principal, from Latin principālis, from Latin prīncipium, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
principalment (Catalan): mainly; mostly
Definitions
- mainly; mostly
Ancestry of “principalment”, step by step
principalment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan principal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | principal | main; principal |
| 2 | Latin | principālis | first, original |
| 3 | Latin | prīncipium | a beginning, an origin, a commencement |
| 4 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 5 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |