Where does “pregravate” come from?
pregravate (English) comes from Latin praegravatus, from Latin praegravare, from Latin praegravis, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
pregravate (English): To bear down; to depress
Ancestry of “pregravate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | praegravatus | — |
| 2 | Latin | praegravare | to be heavy upon |
| 3 | Latin | praegravis | very heavy; burdensome |
| 4 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |