Where does “prior” come from?
prior (Medieval Latin) comes from Proto-Italic priōs, from Proto-Italic prijōs, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
prior (Medieval Latin): former, prior, previous; the first, the original;...
Definitions
- former, prior, previous; the first, the original;...
Ancestry of “prior”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | priōs | former |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | prijōs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “prior”