Where does “princlando” come from?
princlando (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,...
princlando (Esperanto): principality
Definitions
- principality
Ancestry of “princlando”, step by step
princlando traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto princo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | princo | prince; prince or princess |
| 2 | German | Prinz | prince |
| 3 | French | prince | prince |
| 4 | Middle French | prince | prince |
| 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 Esperanto lando
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | lando | country, land, nation |
| 2 | Yiddish | לאַנד | country, land, nation |
| 3 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 4 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |