Proto-Italic

*prīzmos

‘foremost, first’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *prīzmos.

17 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *prīzmos, most familiar first.

• primary ← prīmārius ← prīmus
• prime ← prim ← prīmus
• premier ← prīmārius ← prīmus
• primitive ← primitif ← primitif ← prīmitīvus ← prīmus
• primer ← prīmārius ← prīmus
• primal ← prīmālis ← prīmus
• primate ← prīmās ← prīmus
• primacy ← primacie ← primatia ← primas ← prīmus
• primus
• primero ← primera ← prīmārius ← prīmus
• primitivo ← prīmitīvus ← prīmitus ← itus ← prīmus
• aprimorate ← aprimorar ← primor ← prīmōri ← prīmus

More words from *prīzmos

• aprimoration
• primogenitor
• primosome
• primipilar
• primigravida

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *prīzmos