Where does “プリンシペ” come from?

プリンシペ (Japanese) comes from Portuguese Príncipe, from Old Portuguese principe, 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,...

プリンシペ (Japanese): Príncipe

Definitions

  1. Príncipe

Ancestry of “プリンシペ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesePríncipeprince
2Old Portugueseprincipe
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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō