Where does “metaprinciple” come from?
metaprinciple (English) comes from English principle, from Latin prīncipium, 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,...
metaprinciple (English): A principle which governs the application or underpins the domain of other principles
Definitions
- A principle which governs the application or underpins the domain of other principles
Ancestry of “metaprinciple”, step by step
metaprinciple traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English principle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | principle | A fundamental assumption or guiding belief; A... |
| 2 | Latin | prīncipium | a beginning, an origin, a commencement |
| 3 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 4 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |