Where does “プリンス” come from?

プリンス (Japanese) comes from Dutch prins, from Middle Dutch prince, from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

プリンス (Japanese): a prince

Definitions

  1. a prince

Ancestry of “プリンス”, step by step

プリンス traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch prins

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchprinsprince
2Middle Dutchprince
3Old Frenchprinceprince
4Latinprīncepsfirst, foremost
5Latinprimoceps
6Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via English Prince

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPrinceThe title of a prince
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō