myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of principium

Etymology of the Latin word principium

the Latin word principium (beginning)

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 principium, French principe, Italian principio, Spanish principio

Dutch principe, English principle, French principe, German Prinzip, Icelandic prinsíp, Italian principio, Lithuanian principas, Russian пpинцип, Swedish princip