Where does “Primat” come from?
Primat (German) comes from Latin prīmātus, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Primat (German): primate
Definitions
- primate
Ancestry of “Primat”, step by step
Primat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin prīmātus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prīmātus | primacy, supremacy |
| 2 | Latin | prīmus | — |
| 3 | Latin | prīsmos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | priisemos | foremost, first |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Late Latin primas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | primas | chief; chief; noble; one of the first or... |