That is the question i am trying to find out but my friend Sean says that lead indeed came from the greek word Protos
"Primus" is not a greek word, it is latin. The correspodent word in Greek is "πρώτος" (protos).
It means frist and is origin is greek
Quick answer is that it means "first".
This name is derived from the Greek language word protos, which mean the first.
From the greek word "protos"AnswerMiddle English led, from Old English lēad, probably of Celtic originsource: http://www.answers.com/topic/lead-10Other terms relating to the metal lead include plumber, which comes from plumbum which is the Latin for lead, as the Romans used lead for water and waste pipes.
From the greek word "protos"AnswerMiddle English led, from Old English lēad, probably of Celtic originsource: http://www.answers.com/topic/lead-10Other terms relating to the metal lead include plumber, which comes from plumbum which is the Latin for lead, as the Romans used lead for water and waste pipes.
Its πρωτος and πρωταρχικος (protos and protarhikos). They both mean basicaly the the first in order.
the Greek root word is πρώτος [protos] = the firstso the prefix is πρώτο- > proto-proteinprotocolprototypeprotomartyr
Protagonist - "protos" meaning first or most important in Greek Protocol - "protokollon" meaning a first draft or record in Greek Prologue - "prologos" meaning a speech before in Greek Prosthesis - "prosthesis" meaning addition or attachment in Greek
Hγούμαι [eegoome]
it comes from the Greek word 'molybdaena' for lead. It was discovered by Carl Wilhelm Scheele, a Sweedish Scientist, in 1778
Producer is of Latin origin, not Greek. It comes from a word meaning 'forward' or 'to lead'.