Prince etymology

English

English word prince comes from Latin capio (I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on.), Proto-Italic *priisemos (Foremost, first.), Proto-Italic - kaps, Latin ceps

Etymology of prince

Detailed word origin of prince

Dictionary entry Language Definition
capio Latin (lat) I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on.
*priisemos Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Foremost, first.
- kaps Proto-Italic (itc-pro)
ceps Latin (lat)
primus Latin (lat) (ordinal) first.
*priisemokaps Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Leader Chief, distinguished.
*primoceps Latin (lat)
princeps civitatis Latin (lat)
prince Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) Prince.
prince English (en) (now, archaic, or, historical) A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch. [from 13th c.]. (obsolete) A female monarch.. A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch. [from 14th c.]. A non-royal high title of nobility, especially in France and the Holy Roman Empire.. A type of court card used in tarot cards, the [...]

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