Where does “principiant” come from?

principiant (English) comes from Latin principians, 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,...

principiant (English): Relating to principles or beginnings

Definitions

  1. Relating to principles or beginnings

Ancestry of “principiant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprincipians
2Latinprīncipiuma beginning, an origin, a commencement
3Latinprīncepsfirst, foremost
4Latinprimoceps
5Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō