Where does “primpy” come from?
primpy (English) comes from English primp, from English prim, from Old French prin, from Latin primus, from Latin prismos, from Latin prisemos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
primpy (English): fastidious in the matters of appearance,...
Definitions
- fastidious in the matters of appearance,...
Ancestry of “primpy”, step by step
primpy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English primp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | primp | To spend time improving one's appearance, often... |
| 2 | English | prim | prudish, straight-laced; formal; precise;... |
| 3 | Old French | prin | — |
| 4 | Latin | primus | first |
| 5 | Latin | prismos | — |
| 6 | Latin | prisemos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | priisemos | foremost, first |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |