Where does “princessness” come from?
princessness (English) comes from English Princess, from Middle English princesse, from Old French princesse, 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,...
princessness (English): The quality of being a princess
Definitions
- The quality of being a princess
Ancestry of “princessness”, step by step
princessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Princess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Princess | The title of a princess |
| 2 | Middle English | princesse | — |
| 3 | Old French | princesse | princess |
| 4 | Old French | prince | prince |
| 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,... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |