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Where does “primero” come from?

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

primero (Spanish): former , first, first one; one of the five bids...

Definitions

  1. former , first, first one; one of the five bids...

Ancestry of “primero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishprimero—
2Latinprīmārius—
3Latinprīmus—
4Latinprīsmos—
5Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “primero”

  • primero
  • primeramente
  • primera
  • permiro
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