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Where does “dapprincipio” come from?

dapprincipio (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,...

dapprincipio (Italian): From the beginning

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Ancestry of “dapprincipio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprincipiobeginning, start, inception; first part; first...
2Latinprīncipium—
3Latinprīnceps—
4Latinprimoceps—
5Latincapiō—
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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