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
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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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 [...] |