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Where does “primo” come from?

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

primo (Latin): first, firstly, first of all, first up, at first,...

Definitions

  1. first, firstly, first of all, first up, at first,...

Ancestry of “primo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprīmus—
2Latinprīsmos—
3Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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