Where does “primipile” come from?

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

primipile (French): highest-ranking, chief, at the head of the first centuria of the first cohort

Definitions

  1. highest-ranking, chief, at the head of the first centuria of the first cohort

Ancestry of “primipile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinprimipilusFirst or chief centurion
2Latinprīmus—
3Latinprīsmos—
4Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Italic priisemos →