Where does “priusquam” come from?
priusquam (Latin) comes from Latin prius, from Latin prior, from Proto-Italic priōs, from Proto-Italic prijōs, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
priusquam (Latin): before; until
Definitions
- before; until
Ancestry of “priusquam”, step by step
priusquam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin prius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prius | nominative neuter singular of prior; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | prior | former, prior, previous; the first, the original;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | priōs | former |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | prijōs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |