Where does “primavera” come from?

primavera (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin prima, from Latin primus, from Latin prismos, from Latin prisemos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

primavera (Vulgar Latin): spring

Definitions

  1. spring

Ancestry of “primavera”, step by step

primavera traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin prima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprimanominative feminine singular of prīmus; vocative...
2Latinprimusfirst
3Latinprismos
4Latinprisemos
5Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latin vera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinveranominative feminine singular of vērus; nominative...
2Latinverustrue, real, actual; true, genuine; proper,...
3Proto-Italicwērostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

via Latin prima vera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprima veraearly spring

Words derived from “primavera

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