Where does “prime” come from?

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

prime (Romanian): nominative feminine plural of prim; accusative...

Definitions

nominative feminine plural of prim; accusative...

Ancestry of “prime”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	prim	prime, first
2	Latin	prīmus	—
3	Latin	prīsmos	—
4	Proto-Italic	priisemos	foremost, first
5	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
6	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

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