Where does “prince” come from?
Prince comes from Old French prince, from Latin princeps, meaning "first" or "chief," derived from the root of Latin capio, "to take," with the suffix Latin -ia.
prince (English): A ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch; A female...
Definitions
- A ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch; A female...
Ancestry of “prince”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | prince | prince |
| 2 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 3 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 4 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |