The story
- Latin · derived fromprīmā“first”
- English todayprima facie
From Latin prīmā (“first”) + faciē (“shape, figure”), literally “at the first appearance.”
Words from the same roots
Latinprīmā all →
prima
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
prima facie
Today it means: At first sight; on the face of it. Full definition →
Latin prīmā