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Where does “principe” come from?

principe (Old French) comes from Latin prīncipium, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Ancestry of “principe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “principe”

  • principle
  • principled
  • unprincipled
  • principlism
  • principlist
  • principalism
  • subprinciple
  • nonprincipled
  • principledness
  • unprincipledness
  • unprincipledly
  • principledly
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