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Where does “príncipe” come from?

príncipe (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese princepe, from Latin princeps, from French princesse, from Old French princesse, from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

príncipe (Portuguese): prince

Definitions

  1. prince

Ancestry of “príncipe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseprincepe—
2Latinprincepsfirst, foremost; chief, distinguished; leader,...
3Frenchprincesseprincess
4Old Frenchprincesseprincess
5Old Frenchprinceprince
6Latinprīnceps—
7Latinprimoceps—
8Latincapiō—
9Proto-Italickapiōtake
10Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
11Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “príncipe”

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  • principe
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