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Where does “principalte” come from?

principalte (Middle English) comes from Middle French principalté, from Late Latin principalitas, from Latin principālis, from Latin prīncipium, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Ancestry of “principalte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchprincipalté—
2Late Latinprincipalitas
3Latinprincipālis—
4Latinprīncipium—
5Latinprīnceps—
6Latinprimoceps—
7Latincapiō—
8Proto-Italickapiōtake
9Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “principalte”

  • principality
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