Where does “prinsessakakku” come from?
prinsessakakku (Finnish) comes from Finnish prinsessa, from Swedish prinsessa, from French 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,...
prinsessakakku (Finnish): princess cake layer cake or torte of Swedish origin
Definitions
- princess cake layer cake or torte of Swedish origin
Ancestry of “prinsessakakku”, step by step
prinsessakakku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish prinsessa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | prinsessa | princess |
| 2 | Swedish | prinsessa | princess |
| 3 | French | princesse | princess |
| 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,... |