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Where does “principalmente” come from?

principalmente (Spanish) comes from Spanish principal, from Old Spanish [[prinçipal]], [[principal]], from Latin principālis, from Latin prīncipium, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

principalmente (Spanish): mainly; principally

Definitions

  1. mainly; principally

Ancestry of “principalmente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishprincipalmain, most important; essential; chief, boss
2Old Spanish[[prinçipal]], [[principal]]—
3Latinprincipālis—
4Latinprīncipium—
5Latinprīnceps—
6Latinprimoceps—
7Latincapiō—
8Proto-Italickapiōtake
9Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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