Where does “sagoprins” come from?

sagoprins (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,...

sagoprins (Swedish): fairy-tale prince

Definitions

  1. fairy-tale prince

Ancestry of “sagoprins”, step by step

sagoprins traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish prins

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishprinsa prince
2Old Frenchprinceprince
3Latinprīncepsfirst, foremost
4Latinprimoceps
5Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Swedish säga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsägato say, to tell; to utter words
2Old Swedishsaghautterance, statement; story, tale; proverb
3Old Norsesagastory, history, legend, saga
4Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō
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