Where does “premye” come from?
premye (Haitian Creole) comes from French premier, from Middle French premier, from Old French premier, from Latin prīmārius, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
premye (Haitian Creole): first
Definitions
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Ancestry of “premye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | premier | first; prime; premier |
| 2 | Middle French | premier | first |
| 3 | Old French | premier | first; beginning; start |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | Latin | prīmus | — |
| 6 | Latin | prīsmos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | priisemos | foremost, first |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |