Where does “prima” come from?

prima (Dutch) comes from Italian prima, from Latin prīma, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prima (Dutch): excellent, fine

Definitions

excellent, fine

Ancestry of “prima”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	prima	feminine singular of primo; before; once,...
2	Latin	prīma	—
3	Latin	prīmus	—
4	Latin	prīsmos	—
5	Proto-Italic	priisemos	foremost, first
6	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
7	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Italic priisemos →