Where does “primarius” come from?

primarius (Medieval 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.

primarius (Medieval Latin): One of the first, or first rank, chief,...

Definitions

  1. One of the first, or first rank, chief,...

Ancestry of “primarius”, 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 “primarius”

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