Where does “prim” come from?
Prim comes from Old French prim, from Latin primus meaning "first," derived from the Proto-Indo-European root per- meaning "forward" or "through."
prim (English): prudish, straight-laced; formal; precise;...
Definitions
- prudish, straight-laced; formal; precise;...
Ancestry of “prim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | prin | — |
| 2 | Latin | primus | first |
| 3 | Latin | prismos | — |
| 4 | Latin | prisemos | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “prim”