Proto-Italic

*pri

‘before’

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

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

• premier ← prīmārius ← prīmus ← *prīzmos
• priority ← priorite ← priōritās ← prior ← *priōs
• primer ← prīmārius ← prīmus ← *prīzmos
• primate ← prīmās ← prīmus ← *prīzmos
• primacy ← primacie ← primatia ← primas ← prīmus
• primero ← primera ← prīmārius ← prīmus ← *prīzmos
• primitivo ← prīmitīvus ← prīmitus ← itus ← prīmus
• aprimorate ← aprimorar ← primor ← prīmōri ← prīmus
• aprimoration ← aprimorar ← primor ← prīmōri ← prīmus
• primosome ← primus ← *prīzmos
• priorate ← priōrātus ← prior ← *priōs

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *pri