Where does “premier” come from?
premier (French) comes from Middle French premier, from Old French premier, from Latin prīmārius, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
premier (French): first; prime; premier
Definitions
- first; prime; premier
Ancestry of “premier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | premier | first |
| 2 | Old French | premier | first; beginning; start |
| 3 | Latin | prīmārius | One of the first, of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent, remarkable. It was used as the title of a position in universities |
| 4 | Latin | prīmus | — |
| 5 | Latin | prīsmos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | priisemos | foremost, first |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |