the.com/premier
The word that makes 'first' sound like it has a yacht.
means First in rank, importance, or occurrence — the top-tier one, whether a leader (a premier) or the leading example of something (the premier wine region).
from From French 'premier,' meaning 'first,' descending from Latin 'primarius' (of the first rank, principal), itself built from 'primus' (first). The same Latin root fans out into 'prime,' 'primary,' and 'primitive' — so 'premier' is really just 'first' wearing a French suit and a better tailor.
- literal root
- French for first, from Latin primarius
- political use
- top minister in non-presidential systems
- marketing trick
- slaps on anything to justify higher price
- same family
- premiere, premium, and prime are cousins