Where does “principat” come from?
principat (Romanian) comes from French principat, from Latin principatus, 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,...
principat (Romanian): principality
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- principality
Ancestry of “principat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | principat | principate the early period of the Roman Empire, during which some characteristics of the government of the Roman Republic were retained |
| 2 | Latin | principatus | first place; rule; leadership |
| 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,... |