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principio.

principle

9 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɾinˈθipjo/[pɾĩn̟ˈθi.pjo]/pɾinˈsipjo/[pɾĩnˈsi.pjo]

  1. principle

    masculine

  2. cause, origin

    masculine

  3. beginning, start, outset, get-go

    masculine
    al principio
    a principios del mes
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der. Proto-Italic *pri Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-(t)m̥mos Proto-Indo-European *-is(t)m̥mós Proto-Italic *-isəmos Proto-Italic *prīzmos Latin prīmus substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin -ceps Latin prī̆nceps Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin principiumbor. Spanish principio Borrowed from Latin principium.

verb/pɾinˈθipjo/[pɾĩn̟ˈθi.pjo]/pɾinˈsipjo/[pɾĩnˈsi.pjo]

  1. first-person singular present indicative of principiar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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