Where does “principalism” come from?

principalism (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,...

principalism (English): Alternative form of principlism

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of principlism

Ancestry of “principalism”, step by step

principalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English principal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprincipalPrimary; most important; first level in...
2Old Frenchprincipal
3Latinprincipālisfirst, original
4Latinprīncipiuma beginning, an origin, a commencement
5Latinprīncepsfirst, foremost
6Latinprimoceps
7Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
8Proto-Italickapiōtake
9Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
11Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via English ism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō
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