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Where does “princeza” come from?

princeza (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian princ, from German Prinz, from French prince, from Middle French prince, from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

princeza (Serbo-Croatian): princess

Definitions

  1. princess

Ancestry of “princeza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprincprince
2GermanPrinzprince
3Frenchprinceprince
4Middle Frenchprinceprince
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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