Where does “primavera” come from?

primavera (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish primavera, from Latin prima vera, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

primavera (Spanish): spring; simple soul; simple creature; simple sod

Definitions

  1. spring; simple soul; simple creature; simple sod

Ancestry of “primavera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishprimaverabeginning of spring
2Latinprima veraearly spring
3Latinprīmus
4Latinprīsmos
5Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “primavera

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Italic priisemos