Where does “prīmitīvus” come from?

prīmitīvus (Latin) comes from Latin primitus, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prīmitīvus (Latin): primitive (first of its kind), original

Definitions

  1. primitive (first of its kind), original

Ancestry of “prīmitīvus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprimitusoriginally, at first, from the first, from/at...
2Latinprīmus—
3Latinprīsmos—
4Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prīmitīvus”

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