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
- prince
Ancestry of “príncipe”, step by step
príncipe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese princepe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | princepe | — |
| 2 | Latin | princeps | first, foremost; chief, distinguished; leader,... |
| 3 | French | princesse | princess |
| 4 | Old French | princesse | princess |
| 5 | Old French | prince | prince |
| 6 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 7 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 8 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Old Portuguese principe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | principe | — |