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Where does “presagest” come from?

presagest (English) comes from English presage, from Middle French presage, from Latin praesagium, from Latin praesagio, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

presagest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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Ancestry of “presagest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpresageA warning of a future event; an omen; An...
2Middle Frenchpresage—
3Latinpraesagiumpremonition, presentiment, foreboding
4LatinpraesagioI forebode
5Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
6Proto-Italicprai-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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