Where does “Prinzess-Schliff” come from?

Prinzess-Schliff (German) comes from German Prinzess, from Middle Dutch princesse, from Old French princesse, 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,...

Prinzess-Schliff (German): princess cut

Definitions

  1. princess cut

Ancestry of “Prinzess-Schliff”, step by step

Prinzess-Schliff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Prinzess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPrinzess—
2Middle Dutchprincesse—
3Old Frenchprincesseprincess
4Old Frenchprinceprince
5Latinprīncepsfirst, foremost
6Latinprimoceps—
7Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
8Proto-Italickapiōtake
9Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via German Schliff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchliffsharpening of a blade
2Middle High Germanslif—
3Old High Germanslif—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →