Where does “princepe” come from?

princepe (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin princeps, from French princesse, from Old French princesse, from Old French prince, 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 “princepe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprincepsfirst, foremost; chief, distinguished; leader,...
2Frenchprincesseprincess
3Old Frenchprincesseprincess
4Old Frenchprinceprince
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,...

Words derived from “princepe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō
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