Where does “nonprincipal” come from?
nonprincipal (English) comes from English principal, from Old French principal, from Latin principālis, from Latin prīncipium, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
nonprincipal (English): One who is not a principal
Definitions
- One who is not a principal
Ancestry of “nonprincipal”, step by step
nonprincipal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English principal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | principal | Primary; most important; first level in... |
| 2 | Old French | principal | — |
| 3 | Latin | principālis | first, original |
| 4 | Latin | prīncipium | a beginning, an origin, a commencement |
| 5 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 6 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |