Where does “1ª” come from?
1ª (Italian) 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.
1ª (Italian): 1st
Ancestry of “1ª”, step by step
| 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 |