Where does “princo” come from?
princo (Esperanto) comes from German Prinz, from French prince, from Middle French prince, from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
princo (Esperanto): prince; prince or princess
Definitions
- prince; prince or princess
Ancestry of “princo”, step by step
princo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Prinz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Prinz | prince |
| 2 | French | prince | prince |
| 3 | Middle French | prince | prince |
| 4 | Old French | prince | prince |
| 5 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 6 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Italian principe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | principe | prince |
via English Prince
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Prince | The title of a prince |