Etymology

premier

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Today it means: Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree. Full definition →

Middle French premier ← Latin prīmārius
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  1. Latin · derived fromprīmārius
  2. Middle French · borrowed frompremier
  3. English todaypremier

Borrowed from Middle French premier (adjective), from Latin prīmārius. Doublet of primary.

Words from the same roots

Latinprīmārius all →

primaryprimerprimero

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.