Where does “presage” come from?
Presage comes from Middle French presage, from Latin praesagium, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per- and seh₂g-, meaning to perceive or sense beforehand.
presage (English): A warning of a future event; an omen; An...
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- A warning of a future event; an omen; An...
Ancestry of “presage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | presage | — |
| 2 | Latin | praesagium | premonition, presentiment, foreboding |
| 3 | Latin | praesagio | I forebode |
| 4 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 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 |