Where does “Vizepremierministerin” come from?
Vizepremierministerin (German) comes from German Premierministerin, from German Premierminister, from German Premier, from English premier, from French premier, from Middle French premier, from Old French premier, from Latin prīmārius — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “Vizepremierministerin”, step by step
Vizepremierministerin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Premierministerin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Premierministerin | female prime minister |
| 2 | German | Premierminister | prime minister |
| 3 | German | Premier | premier, prime minister |
| 4 | English | premier | Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree;... |
| 5 | French | premier | first; prime; premier |
| 6 | Middle French | premier | first |
| 7 | Old French | premier | first; beginning; start |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | Latin | prīmus | — |
| 10 | Latin | prīsmos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | priisemos | foremost, first |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Vize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vize | deputy |
| 2 | Latin | vice | ablative singular of vicis; vocative singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | vicis | change, alternation, turn; time, instance; season |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |