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Where does “πρώτιστος” come from?

πρώτιστος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

πρώτιστος (Ancient Greek): the very first

Definitions

  1. the very first

Ancestry of “πρώτιστος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρῶτοςfirst; earliest; foremost, most prominent
2Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “πρώτιστος”

  • protist
  • protistan
  • protistology
  • protistological
  • protistologist
  • protistic
  • protista
  • protista
  • protistologia
  • protiste
  • protista
  • protisto
  • Protista
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