Where does “Prince” come from?

Prince (Cebuano) comes from English Prince, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Prince (Cebuano): the title of a prince

Definitions

  1. the title of a prince

Ancestry of “Prince”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPrinceThe title of a prince
2Latinprīncepsfirst, foremost
3Latinprimoceps
4Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-