Where does “prinsipplaus” come from?

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

prinsipplaus (Norwegian Nynorsk): unprincipled, lacking principles

Definitions

  1. unprincipled, lacking principles

Ancestry of “prinsipplaus”, step by step

prinsipplaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk prinsipp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskprinsippprinciple
2Frenchprincipeprinciple; beginning; start; commencement;...
3Old Frenchprincipe—
4Latinprīncipiuma beginning, an origin, a commencement
5Latinprīncepsfirst, foremost
6Latinprimoceps—
7Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
8Proto-Italickapiōtake
9Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Norwegian Nynorsk laus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklausloose; flimsy; free
2Old Norselaussloose
3Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →