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Where does “Prinzessin” come from?

Prinzessin (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,...

Prinzessin (German): princess

Definitions

  1. princess

Ancestry of “Prinzessin”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Prinzessin”

  • 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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