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Where does “prinsipp” come from?

prinsipp (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French principe, from Old French principe, 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,...

prinsipp (Norwegian Nynorsk): principle

Definitions

  1. principle

Ancestry of “prinsipp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprincipeprinciple; beginning; start; commencement;...
2Old Frenchprincipe—
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,...
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