Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/priisemos

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This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From *pri (before) +‎ *-isemos (forms superlative adjectives), corresponding to Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i + *-is- (zero-grade of *-yōs (intensive/comparative suffix)) + *-tm̥mós (absolutive suffix).

Adjective

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*priisemos

  1. foremost, first

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Latin: prīmus (see there for further descendants)