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Where does “prince” come from?

prince (French) comes from Middle French prince, 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,...

prince (French): prince

Definitions

  1. prince

Ancestry of “prince”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchprinceprince
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 “prince”

  • principle
  • principal
  • prince
  • Princeton
  • principally
  • princely
  • principled
  • unprincipled
  • princeps
  • principalship
  • principate
  • princedom
  • princeling
  • Príncipe
  • Princetonian
  • principlism
  • princeliness
  • unprincely
  • coprincipal
  • princelike
  • princelet
  • principlist
  • principiant
  • principalism
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