English word principle 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| principium | Latin (lat) | (in the plural) the elements, the first principles. (military, in the plural) the front ranks, camp headquarters. A beginning, an origin. A groundwork, a foundation. |
| principe | Old French (fro) | |
| principle | English (en) | (transitive) To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet or rule of conduct. (obsolete) A beginning.. (physics) A rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied.. (sometimes, pluralized) Moral rule or aspect.. A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.. A fundamental essence, particularly one producing a [...] |