Where does “prime” come from?

prime (Latin) comes from Latin primus, from Latin prismos, from Latin prisemos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prime (Latin): vocative masculine singular of prīmus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of prīmus

Ancestry of “prime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprimusfirst
2Latinprismos—
3Latinprisemos—
4Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prime”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Italic priisemos →