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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

  1. princess

Ancestry of “prințesă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPrinzessinprincess
2GermanPrinzess—
3Middle Dutchprincesse—
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,...
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