Where does “pria” come from?

pria (Italian) comes from Latin prius, from Latin prior, from Proto-Italic priōs, from Proto-Italic prijōs, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

pria (Italian): before, previously

Definitions

  1. before, previously

Ancestry of “pria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpriusnominative neuter singular of prior; accusative...
2Latinpriorformer, prior, previous; the first, the original;...
3Proto-Italicpriōsformer
4Proto-Italicprijōs
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Proto-Italic -jōsEvery word from Proto-Italic prijōs