Where does “Führerprinzip” come from?
Führerprinzip (German) comes from German Prinzip, from Latin prīncipium, 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,...
Führerprinzip (German): the authoritarian principle that a group is entirely subordinated to a leader (Führer) who has ultimate control over it
Definitions
- the authoritarian principle that a group is entirely subordinated to a leader (Führer) who has ultimate control over it
Ancestry of “Führerprinzip”, step by step
Führerprinzip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Prinzip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Prinzip | principle |
| 2 | Latin | prīncipium | a beginning, an origin, a commencement |
| 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,... |