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Where does “prems” come from?

prems (French) comes from French premier, 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- — passed , crossed.

prems (French): dibs

Definitions

  1. dibs

Ancestry of “prems”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpremierfirst; prime; premier
2Middle Frenchpremierfirst
3Old Frenchpremierfirst; beginning; start
4Latinprīmārius—
5Latinprīmus—
6Latinprīsmos—
7Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →