Where does “Primärenergie” come from?

Primärenergie (German) comes from German primär, from French primaire, from Latin prīmārius, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Primärenergie (German): primary energy

Definitions

  1. primary energy

Ancestry of “Primärenergie”, step by step

Primärenergie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German primär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanprimärprimary
2Frenchprimaireprimary; elementary
3LatinprīmāriusOne of the first, of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent, remarkable. It was used as the title of a position in universities
4Latinprīmus
5Latinprīsmos
6Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Energie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEnergieenergy
2Ancient Greekἐνέργειᾰactivity, operation, vigour, efficiency
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Italic priisemos
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