Where does “prințesă” come from?
prințesă (Romanian) comes from German Prinzessin, from German Prinzess, from Middle Dutch 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,...
prințesă (Romanian): princess
Definitions
- princess
Ancestry of “prințesă”, step by step
prințesă traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Prinzessin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Prinzessin | princess |
| 2 | German | Prinzess | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | princesse | — |
| 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 French princesse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | princesse | princess |
| 2 | Latin | principissa | princess |