Where does “Princess” come from?

Princess (Cebuano) comes from English Princess, from Middle English princesse, from Old French princesse, from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Princess (Cebuano): the title of a princess

Definitions

  1. the title of a princess

Ancestry of “Princess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPrincessThe title of a princess
2Middle Englishprincesse
3Old Frenchprincesseprincess
4Old Frenchprinceprince
5Latinprīncepsfirst, foremost
6Latinprimoceps
7Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
8Proto-Italickapiōtake
9Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
11Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-