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Where does “primitivement” come from?

primitivement (French) comes from French primitif, from Latin prīmitīvus, from Latin primitus, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

primitivement (French): originally; primarily

Definitions

  1. originally; primarily

Ancestry of “primitivement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprimitifprimitive
2Latinprīmitīvus—
3Latinprimitusoriginally, at first, from the first, from/at...
4Latinprīmus—
5Latinprīsmos—
6Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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