Where does “primfilar” come from?
primfilar (Catalan) comes from Catalan prim, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
primfilar (Catalan): to split hairs
Definitions
- to split hairs
Ancestry of “primfilar”, step by step
primfilar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan prim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | prim | thin, skinny |
| 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 |
via Catalan filar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | filar | to spin (a thread) |
| 2 | Latin | fīlāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | fīlum | thread, string, filament, fiber |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fī(s)lom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- | — |