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Where does “primair” come from?

primair (Dutch) comes from French primaire, from Latin prīmārius, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

primair (Dutch): primary

Definitions

  1. primary

Ancestry of “primair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprimaireprimary; elementary
2Latinprīmārius—
3Latinprīmus—
4Latinprīsmos—
5Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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