Principe

Morpheme

Principe

Type

free base

Denotation

first person, leader, ruler, literally that takes first

Etymology

Latin prīncipis, prīncipem, prīncipēs, from prīnceps, from prīmus + root of capere

Evidence

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

Notes

principe, prince, and prince are doublets

See Also

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