Etymology of the English word prince
the English word
princederived from the Old French word
princederived from the Latin word
princeps (Princeps; senior Senator; leader of pack; first, foremost, leading; leader, chief, first)
derived from the Latin word
primus (chiefs, nobles; first, foremost, best)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perderived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-Derivations in English
princedom,
princekin,
princeling,
princelyCognates
Dutch
prins, French
prince, German
Prinz, Icelandic
prins, Italian
principe, Lithuanian
princas, Russian
пpинц, Swedish
prinsUsage
Word found in Modern English
