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Where does “principael” come from?

principael (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French principal, from Latin principālis, from Latin prīncipium, 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,...

Ancestry of “principael”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchprincipal—
2Latinprincipālis—
3Latinprīncipium—
4Latinprīnceps—
5Latinprimoceps—
6Latincapiō—
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “principael”

  • principaal
  • prinsipaal
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