Where does “prinssi” come from?
prinssi (Finnish) comes from Swedish prins, from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
prinssi (Finnish): A prince; A woman's ideal man in the phrase...
Definitions
- A prince; A woman's ideal man in the phrase...
Ancestry of “prinssi”, step by step
prinssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish prins
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | prins | a prince |
| 2 | Old French | prince | prince |
| 3 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 4 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Finnish nakki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nakki | wiener, frankfurter, hot dog; "nakit silmillä" =... |
| 2 | Swedish | snäcka | seashell; cochlea; a small earphone, to be placed... |
| 3 | Middle High German | snëgge | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sneggo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sneggô | snail |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gô | Appended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,... |