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Where does “princino” come from?

princino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto princo, from German Prinz, from French prince, from Middle French prince, from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

princino (Esperanto): princess

Definitions

  1. princess

Ancestry of “princino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoprincoprince; prince or princess
2GermanPrinzprince
3Frenchprinceprince
4Middle Frenchprinceprince
5Old Frenchprinceprince
6Latinprīnceps—
7Latinprimoceps—
8Latincapiō—
9Proto-Italickapiōtake
10Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
11Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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