Where does “primo” come from?
primo (Galician) comes from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
primo (Galician): male cousin; first; prime
Definitions
- male cousin; first; prime
Ancestry of “primo”, step by step
primo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin prīmus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prīmus | — |
| 2 | Latin | prīsmos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | priisemos | foremost, first |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Old Portuguese primo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | primo | — |
| 2 | Latin | ([[cōnsobrīnus]]) [[prīmus]] | — |