English

kingpiece

king + piece

A compound of king + piece

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’

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Proto-Germanic *kuningaz

Proto-West Germanic *kuning

Old English cening

Middle English king ‘king’

English king

Late Latin pettia ‘fragment’

Old French piece

Middle English pece ‘piece’

English piece

Today it means

noun The central or most important element.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / kingpiece