Where does “prinsessalinja” come from?
prinsessalinja (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,...
prinsessalinja (Finnish): princess line style of a woman's dress, cut in long panels without a horizontal join or separation at the waist
Definitions
- princess line style of a woman's dress, cut in long panels without a horizontal join or separation at the waist
Ancestry of “prinsessalinja”, step by step
prinsessalinja 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,... |