Primus

From LSJ

εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor

Source

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(2) Prīmus,¹¹ ī, m., surnom chez les Cornelii, les Antonii : Tac. H. 3, 74 ; Ann. 14, 40.