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Where does “anteprima” come from?

anteprima (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.

anteprima (Italian): trailer, preview, teaser; antecedent; preview

Definitions

  1. trailer, preview, teaser; antecedent; preview

Ancestry of “anteprima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprimafeminine singular of primo; before; once,...
2Latinprīma—
3Latinprīmus—
4Latinprīsmos—
5Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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