prime

French

noun
Definitions
  • reward; prize; bonus
  • premium (insurance policy)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French prim inherited from Latin prīmus (first, first rank, prime) inherited from Proto-Italic *priisemos.

Origin

Proto-Italic

*priisemos

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