Where does “prima” come from?

prima (English) 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 (English): most important

Definitions

  1. most important

Ancestry of “prima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprimafeminine singular of primo; before; once,...
2Latinprīma—
3Latinprīmus—
4Latinprīsmos—
5Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prima”

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