Where does “prior” come from?
Prior comes from Latin prior, from Proto-Italic priōs, from Proto-Indo-European per- combined with the comparative suffix -yōs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per-.
prior (English): Advance; previous; coming before; Former,...
Definitions
- Advance; previous; coming before; Former,...
Ancestry of “prior”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | prior | former, prior, previous; the first, the original;... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | priōs | former |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prijōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “prior”