Where does “προτεραῖος” come from?

προτεραῖος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πρότερος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

προτεραῖος (Ancient Greek): on or of the day before

Definitions

  1. on or of the day before

Ancestry of “προτεραῖος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρότεροςbefore, in front; former, earlier; superior
2Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró