Where does “unprincessly” come from?
unprincessly (English) comes from English princessly, from English Princess, from Middle English princesse, from Old French princesse, from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
unprincessly (English): Not princessly
Definitions
- Not princessly
Ancestry of “unprincessly”, step by step
unprincessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English princessly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | princessly | Befitting a princess; noble, dainty, etc |
| 2 | English | Princess | The title of a princess |
| 3 | Middle English | princesse | — |
| 4 | Old French | princesse | princess |
| 5 | Old French | prince | prince |
| 6 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 7 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 8 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |