Where does “primariamente” come from?
primariamente (Italian) comes from Italian primario, 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.
primariamente (Italian): mainly, chiefly, primarily
Definitions
- mainly, chiefly, primarily
Ancestry of “primariamente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | primario | primary, first, principal, main, chief; head of a... |
| 2 | 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 |
| 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 |