Where does “Prinzenmord” come from?
Prinzenmord (German) comes from German Prinz, from French prince, from Middle French prince, from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Prinzenmord (German): the killing of a prince; principicide
Definitions
- the killing of a prince; principicide
Ancestry of “Prinzenmord”, step by step
Prinzenmord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Prinz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Prinz | prince |
| 2 | French | prince | prince |
| 3 | Middle French | prince | prince |
| 4 | Old French | prince | prince |
| 5 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 6 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via German mord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mord | murder |
| 2 | Middle High German | mort | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mord | murder |
| 4 | Old English | morþ | death, crime; murder |
| 5 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |