An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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primary
  نخستان  
naxostân
Fr.: primaire, principal  

  1. First or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal.

  2. Abbreviation for → primary body, → primary star, or → primary mirror.

Etymology (EN): M.E., from L. primarius “of the first rank, principal,” from primus “first.”

Etymology (PE): Naxostân, from
naxost, from Mid.Pers. naxust “the first,” Parthian Mid.Pers. nxwšt, from naxu, Manichean Parthian nwx “beginning” + -ist superlative suffix, Av. -išta-, cf. Skt. -istha-, Gk. -istos, O.H.G. -isto, -osto, O.E. -st, -est, -ost.