Where does “πρῶτος” come from?

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

πρῶτος (Ancient Greek): first; earliest; foremost, most prominent

Definitions

  1. first; earliest; foremost, most prominent

Ancestry of “πρῶτος”, step by step

πρῶτος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πρό

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

via Byzantine Greek νοτάριος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekνοτάριος—
2Latinnotariusnotary; clerk, secretary; writer of shorthand;...
3Latin-āriuser
4Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “πρῶτος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró →