Where does “premieress” come from?
premieress (English) comes from English premier, from French premier, from Middle French premier, from Old French premier, from Latin prīmārius, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos — passed , crossed.
premieress (English): A female premier
Definitions
- A female premier
Ancestry of “premieress”, step by step
premieress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English premier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | premier | Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree;... |
| 2 | French | premier | first; prime; premier |
| 3 | Middle French | premier | first |
| 4 | Old French | premier | first; beginning; start |
| 5 | Latin | prīmārius | One of the first, of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent, remarkable. It was used as the title of a position in universities |
| 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 |