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Where does “primordius” come from?

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

primordius (Latin): first of all

Definitions

  1. first of all

Ancestry of “primordius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprimordiumbeginning; origin; commencement
2Latinprīmus—
3Latinprīsmos—
4Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “primordius”

  • primordian
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