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Where does “preference” come from?

Preference comes from Middle French preference, derived from Latin preferentia, meaning the act of putting forward or esteeming before others.

preference (English): The selection of one thing or person over others;...

Definitions

  1. The selection of one thing or person over others;...

Ancestry of “preference”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpreferencepreference
2Latinpreferentia—

Words derived from “preference”

  • dispreference
Every word from Latin preferentia →