Where does “Buonprincipio” come from?

Buonprincipio (Italian) comes from Italian principio, 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,...

Ancestry of “Buonprincipio”, step by step

Buonprincipio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian principio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprincipiobeginning, start, inception; first part; first...
2Latinprīncipiuma beginning, an origin, a commencement
3Latinprīncepsfirst, foremost
4Latinprimoceps
5Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Italian buon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbuon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō
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