Where does “preponderating” come from?
Preponderating comes from Latin praeponderatus, past participle of praeponderare meaning to outweigh, from prae- (before) and ponderare (to weigh), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per- meaning to lead or pass through.
preponderating (English): present participle of preponderate
Definitions
- present participle of preponderate
Ancestry of “preponderating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | preponderate | To outweigh; to be heavier than; to exceed in... |
| 2 | Latin | praeponderatus | preponderated, outweighed, overweighed |
| 3 | Latin | praepondero | I preponderate |
| 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 |
Words derived from “preponderating”