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Where does “princ” come from?

princ (Czech) comes from German Prinz, from French prince, from Middle French prince, 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,...

princ (Czech): prince

Definitions

  1. prince

Ancestry of “princ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPrinzprince
2Frenchprinceprince
3Middle Frenchprinceprince
4Old Frenchprinceprince
5Latinprīnceps—
6Latinprimoceps—
7Latincapiō—
8Proto-Italickapiōtake
9Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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