Where does “São Tomé e Príncipe” come from?
São Tomé e Príncipe (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Príncipe, from Old Portuguese principe, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Ancestry of “São Tomé e Príncipe”, step by step
São Tomé e Príncipe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Príncipe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Príncipe | prince |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | principe | — |
| 3 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 4 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Portuguese e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | e | and; and, conjunction; Abbreviation of este |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | e | and; Alternative form of é |
| 3 | Latin | et | and; plus; though, even if |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |