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pristinus.

former, old

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈpriːs.tɪ.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpris.ti.nus]
  1. former, old

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. early, original, primitive

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  3. pristine

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  4. previous

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  5. traditional

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  6. that has already existed for some time (i.e. not new), old.

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From unattested *prīs, zero-grade-suffix variant of prius (compare magis, maius), and -tinus. First element is from Proto-Indo-European *per; second element from Proto-Indo-European *ten-.

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