Where does “премьер” come from?
премьер (Tatar) comes from Russian премье́р, from French premier, from Middle French premier, from Old French premier, from Latin prīmārius, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos — passed , crossed.
премьер (Tatar): premier, prime minister
Definitions
- premier, prime minister
Ancestry of “премьер”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | премье́р | prime minister chief member of the cabinet and head of the government |
| 2 | French | premier | first; prime; premier |
| 3 | Middle French | premier | first |
| 4 | Old French | premier | first; beginning; start |
| 5 | Latin | prīmārius | One of the first, of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent, remarkable. It was used as the title of a position in universities |
| 6 | Latin | prīmus | — |
| 7 | Latin | prīsmos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | priisemos | foremost, first |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |