Where does “klinceza” come from?
klinceza (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian princeza, from Serbo-Croatian princ, from German Prinz, from French prince, from Middle French prince, from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
klinceza (Serbo-Croatian): small girl
Definitions
- small girl
Ancestry of “klinceza”, step by step
klinceza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian princeza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | princeza | princess |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | princ | prince |
| 3 | German | Prinz | prince |
| 4 | French | prince | prince |
| 5 | Middle French | prince | prince |
| 6 | Old French | prince | prince |
| 7 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 8 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 9 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |