Where does “primavera” come from?

primavera (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese primavera, from Latin prima vera, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

primavera (Fala): spring

Definitions

  1. spring

Ancestry of “primavera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseprimavera—
2Latinprima veraearly spring
3Latinprīmus—
4Latinprīsmos—
5Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Italic priisemos →