English
Prinz
Prinz comes from German Prinz ‘prince’, and goes back to Latin prīnceps ‘first head’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprīnceps‘first head’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400prince
- Germanc. 1650–presentPrinz‘prince’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprīnceps‘first head’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400prince
- Germanc. 1650–presentPrinz‘prince’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Also found in France and Slavicized in several countries such as Slovenia and Slovakia.
Every English word from Latin prīnceps
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin prīnceps / Prinz