Where does “neoprimitivism” come from?
neoprimitivism (English) comes from English primitivism, from English primitive, from Old French primitif, from Latin prīmitīvus, from Latin primitus, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos — passed , crossed.
neoprimitivism (English): A Russian art movement fusing elements of...
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- A Russian art movement fusing elements of...
Ancestry of “neoprimitivism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | primitivism | The state or quality of being primitive; The... |
| 2 | English | primitive | An original or primary word; a word not derived... |
| 3 | Old French | primitif | — |
| 4 | Latin | prīmitīvus | primitive (first of its kind), original |
| 5 | Latin | primitus | originally, at first, from the first, from/at... |
| 6 | Latin | prīmus | — |
| 7 | Latin | prīsmos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | priisemos | foremost, first |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |