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primarius.

One of the first, of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent, remarkable. It was used as the title of a position in universities.

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[priːˈmaː.ri.ʊs]Classical-Latin[priˈmaː.ri.us]
  1. One of the first, of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent, remarkable. It was used as the title of a position in universities.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der. Proto-Italic *pri Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-(t)m̥mos Proto-Indo-European *-is(t)m̥mós Proto-Italic *-isəmos Proto-Italic *prīzmos Latin prīmus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin prīmārius From prīmus (“first”) + -ārius.

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