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Where does “Vizepremierminister” come from?

Vizepremierminister (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.

Vizepremierminister (German): vice prime minister, deputy prime minister

Definitions

  1. vice prime minister, deputy prime minister

Ancestry of “Vizepremierminister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPremierministerprime minister
2GermanPremier—
3EnglishpremierForemost; first or highest in quality or degree;...
4Frenchpremierfirst; prime; premier
5Middle Frenchpremierfirst
6Old Frenchpremierfirst; beginning; start
7Latinprīmārius—
8Latinprīmus—
9Latinprīsmos—
10Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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