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Where does “principiare” come from?

principiare (Latin) comes from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

principiare (Latin): to begin

Definitions

  1. to begin

Ancestry of “principiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprīnceps—
2Latinprimoceps—
3Latincapiō—
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “principiare”

  • principiant
  • principians
  • principiante
  • principiar
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