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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

  1. A prince; A woman's ideal man in the phrase...

Ancestry of “prinssi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishprinsa prince
2Old Frenchprinceprince
3Latinprīnceps—
4Latinprimoceps—
5Latincapiō—
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “prinssi”

  • prinssipuoliso
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