Where does “Premierministerin” come from?
Premierministerin (German) comes from German Premierminister, from German Premier, from English premier, from French premier, from Middle French premier, from Old French premier, from Latin prīmārius, from Latin prīmus — passed , crossed.
Premierministerin (German): female prime minister
Definitions
- female prime minister
Ancestry of “Premierministerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Premierminister | prime minister |
| 2 | German | Premier | premier, prime minister |
| 3 | English | premier | Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree;... |
| 4 | French | premier | first; prime; premier |
| 5 | Middle French | premier | first |
| 6 | Old French | premier | first; beginning; start |
| 7 | Latin | prīmārius | One of the first, of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent, remarkable. It was used as the title of a position in universities |
| 8 | Latin | prīmus | — |
| 9 | Latin | prīsmos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | priisemos | foremost, first |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |