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Where does “principissa” come from?

principissa (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,...

principissa (Latin): princess

Definitions

  1. princess

Ancestry of “principissa”, 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 “principissa”

  • principle
  • principal
  • prince
  • Princeton
  • principally
  • princely
  • principled
  • unprincipled
  • princeps
  • principalship
  • principate
  • princedom
  • princeling
  • Príncipe
  • Princetonian
  • principlism
  • princeliness
  • unprincely
  • coprincipal
  • princelike
  • princelet
  • principlist
  • principiant
  • principalism
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