English
primatelike
From primate + -like.
Formed from primate + -like
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- ‘before, in front’
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Proto-Italic *prīzmos ‘foremost, first’
Latin prīmus
Latin prīmās ‘one of the first, chief, excellent, noble’
French primate ‘primate (mammal)’
English primate
Today it means
adj Resembling or characteristic of a primate.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “primatelike”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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