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Where does “primer” come from?

primer (Hungarian) comes from German primär, from French primaire, from Latin prīmārius, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

primer (Hungarian): primary

Definitions

  1. primary

Ancestry of “primer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanprimärprimary
2Frenchprimaireprimary; elementary
3Latinprīmārius—
4Latinprīmus—
5Latinprīsmos—
6Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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