Where does “unprinceliness” come from?
unprinceliness (English) comes from English unprincely, from English princely, from English Prince, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
unprinceliness (English): Quality of being unprincely
Definitions
- Quality of being unprincely
Ancestry of “unprinceliness”, step by step
unprinceliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unprincely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unprincely | Not princely; unprincelike |
| 2 | English | princely | Relating to a prince; regal; royal; Befitting a... |
| 3 | English | Prince | The title of a prince |
| 4 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 5 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | 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 |