Where does “primogeniture” come from?

Primogeniture comes from Latin primogenitura, formed from Latin primus and Latin genitura, which derives from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-, meaning to beget or produce.

primogeniture (English): The state of being the firstborn of the children...

Definitions

The state of being the firstborn of the children...

Ancestry of “primogeniture”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	primogenitura	—
2	Latin	prīmus	—
3	Latin	prīsmos	—
4	Proto-Italic	priisemos	foremost, first
5	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
6	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

Words derived from “primogeniture”

primogenitureship

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