Where does “prenslik” come from?

prenslik (Turkish) comes from Turkish prens, from Ottoman Turkish پرنس, 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,...

prenslik (Turkish): principality

Definitions

  1. principality

Ancestry of “prenslik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishprensprince
2Ottoman Turkishپرنسprince
3Frenchprinceprince
4Middle Frenchprinceprince
5Old Frenchprinceprince
6Latinprīncepsfirst, foremost
7Latinprimoceps—
8Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
9Proto-Italickapiōtake
10Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
11Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →