Where does “primavera” come from?

primavera (Catalan) comes from Latin prima vera, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

primavera (Catalan): spring

Definitions

spring

Ancestry of “primavera”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	prima vera	—
2	Latin	prīmus	—
3	Latin	prīsmos	—
4	Proto-Italic	priisemos	foremost, first
5	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
6	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

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