Where does “prima” come from?
prima (German) comes from Italian prima, from Latin prīma, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prima (German): great, super
Definitions
- great, super
Ancestry of “prima”, step by step
prima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian prima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | prima | feminine singular of primo; before; once,... |
| 2 | Latin | prīma | — |
| 3 | Latin | prīmus | — |
| 4 | Latin | prīsmos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | priisemos | foremost, first |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Italian [[prima]] ([[di]] [[cambio]])
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | [[prima]] ([[di]] [[cambio]]) | — |