2007-01-18 15:14:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
From "primus" in Latin which means the 1st.It is known the expression "primus inter pares", meaning the first on a great group, the boss, the leader
2007-01-18 15:24:32 · answer #1 · answered by figaro5148 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I see the word "prime" I think of "prime beef"... you see I was born in Nebraska and in that state there is a packing-house where beef is slaughtered. The best parts of the beef are labeled "PRIME" cuts.
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2007-01-18 15:25:33 · answer #2 · answered by Ms-No-It-All 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
prime (adj.)
1399, from L. primus "first," from pre-Italic *prismos, superl. of Old L. pri "before," from PIE base *per- "beyond," *pro- "before" (see pre-). To prime a pump (c.1840) meant to pour water down the tube, which saturated the sucking mechanism and made it draw up water more readily. Arithmetical sense (prime number) is from 1570; prime meridian is from 1878; prime minister is from 1646, applied to the First Minister of State of Great Britain since 1694. Priming "first coat of paint" is from 1609. Prime time originally (1503) meant "spring time;" broadcasting sense of "peak tuning-in period" is attested from 1964.
2007-01-18 15:21:00 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SeanM has copied it out for you - you could have done that yourself, lazybones!
2007-01-19 08:02:05 · answer #4 · answered by artleyb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got it from my "collins" dictionary
2007-01-18 15:19:03 · answer #5 · answered by qwerty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋