Principe

Morpheme

Principe

Type

free base

Denotation

first person, leader, ruler, literally that takes first

Etymology

Latin prīncipis, prīncipem, from prīnceps, from prīmus + capere

Evidence

coprincipal, nonprincipal, principal, principalism, principalist, principality, principally, principalness, principals, principalship, principe, principessa, principessas, principi, subprincipal, unprincipal

Notes

principe, prince, and prince are doublets

See Also

Prim(e) [Prime, Prim], Cape, Prince, Princeps, Principle