Where does “principiare” come from?
principiare (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,...
principiare (Italian): to begin, start, commence
Definitions
- to begin, start, commence
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