Where does “preponderar” come from?

preponderar (Catalan) comes from Latin praepondero, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

preponderar (Catalan): to predominate, to dominate, to prevail

Definitions

  1. to predominate, to dominate, to prevail

Ancestry of “preponderar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpraeponderoI preponderate
2Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
3Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “preponderar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →