Where does “primati” come from?

primati (Italian) comes from Italian primato, from Latin prīmātus, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

primati (Italian): plural of primato, primates

Definitions

  1. plural of primato, primates

Ancestry of “primati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprimatosupremacy; record
2Latinprīmātusprimacy, supremacy
3Latinprīmus—
4Latinprīsmos—
5Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Italic priisemos →