Etymology of the Latin word principatus
the Latin word
principatus (first place; rule; leadership)
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
*perderived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-Derivations in other languages
French
principat, Italian
principato, Portuguese
principado, Spanish
principado
