noun, masculine/pɾinˈθipjo/plural: principios
principle; cause, origin; beginning, start, outset, get-go
“al principio” — at the beginning, at first
Synonyms: causa, origen, comienzo, empiece, inicio
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 Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin -ceps Latin prī̆nceps Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-I