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Where does “praemeditātus” come from?

praemeditātus (English) comes from Latin praemeditari, from Latin praemeditor, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “praemeditātus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraemeditaripresent active infinitive of praemeditor
2LatinpraemeditorI muse or deliberate beforehand; I premeditate
3Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
4Proto-Italicprai-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “praemeditātus”

  • premeditate
  • premeditately
  • premeditator
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