Where does “primo” come from?

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

primo (Portuguese): male cousin; prime

Definitions

  1. male cousin; prime

Ancestry of “primo”, step by step

primo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin prīmus

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

via Old Portuguese primo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseprimo—
2Latin([[cōnsobrīnus]]) [[prīmus]]—

Words derived from “primo”

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