köken: From esi- (“front, fore-”) + -llinen or equivalently edellä (“ahead, in front”) + -inen. Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552).
former, prior, previous, earlier (preceding in time) · the first, the original · in front
çekim: üstünlük prīmus
köken: From Proto-Italic *priōs, from earlier *prijōs, from *pri + *-jōs, thus the comparative degree of Old Latin *pri (“before”), from Proto-Italic *pri from Proto-Indo-European *préy (“before”).
Etymology tree Esperanto ĉef- Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab- Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- Aramaic אַבָּאbor. Ancient Greek ἀββα (abba) Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs)der. Latin abbās Latin abbātembor. Old English abbod English abbotbor. ▲ Latin abbātembor. Old High German abbat Middle High German abt German Abtbor. ▲ Latin abbātem Italian abatebor. ▲ Italian abate Italian abbatebor. ▲ Old High German abbāt Middle…