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Where does “principalté” come from?

principalté (Middle French) comes from Late Latin principalitas, 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 “principalté”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinprincipalitas
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 “principalté”

  • principality
  • principalite
  • principalte
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