Where does “prime” come from?

prime (French) comes from Old French prim, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prime (French): reward; prize; bonus; premium

Definitions

  1. reward; prize; bonus; premium

Ancestry of “prime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchprim—
2Latinprīmus—
3Latinprīsmos—
4Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prime”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →