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Where does “príncipe” come from?

príncipe (Spanish) comes from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

príncipe (Spanish): prince; sovereign, ruler; first

Definitions

  1. prince; sovereign, ruler; first

Ancestry of “príncipe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprīnceps—
2Latinprimoceps—
3Latincapiō—
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “príncipe”

  • principesco
  • prinsipe
  • prinsipe
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