Where does “primevo” come from?
primevo (Portuguese) comes from Latin primaevus, from Latin aevum, from Latin aevom, from Old Latin aivom, from Proto-Italic aiwom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
primevo (Portuguese): primeval belonging to the first ages
Definitions
- primeval belonging to the first ages
Ancestry of “primevo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | primaevus | in the first or earliest period of life |
| 2 | Latin | aevum | time as a single, unified, continuous and... |
| 3 | Latin | aevom | Archaic form of aevum |
| 4 | Old Latin | aivom | time, lifetime; age |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aiwom | age |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |