Where does “Príncipe” come from?
Príncipe (English) comes from Portuguese Príncipe, from Old Portuguese principe, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Ancestry of “Príncipe”, step by step