Where does “prinsgemål” come from?
prinsgemål (Swedish) comes from Swedish prins, from Old French prince, 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,...
prinsgemål (Swedish): a prince consort (husband of a ruling queen)
Definitions
- a prince consort (husband of a ruling queen)
Ancestry of “prinsgemål”, step by step
prinsgemål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish prins
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | prins | a prince |
| 2 | Old French | prince | prince |
| 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,... |
via Swedish gemål
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gemål | a consort (spouse (of a monarch)) |