myEtymology.com: French etymology of prince

Etymology of the French word prince

the Old French word prince

derived 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 *per

derived from the Late Latin word capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap-

English prince, Italian prence, Italian prince, Romanian prinţ

Dutch prins, English prince, German Prinz, Icelandic prins, Italian principe, Lithuanian princas, Russian пpинц, Swedish prins

Word found in Old French