Where does “prestigiously” come from?
prestigiously (English) comes from English prestigious, from Latin praestigiosus, from Latin praestigiae, from Latin praestringo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
prestigiously (English): In a prestigious manner
Definitions
- In a prestigious manner
Ancestry of “prestigiously”, step by step
prestigiously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prestigious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prestigious | Of high prestige |
| 2 | Latin | praestigiosus | full of tricks |
| 3 | Latin | praestigiae | nominative plural of praestigia; genitive... |
| 4 | Latin | praestringo | I bind fast; I tie up; I squeeze tight; I... |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |