Where does “priorate” come from?
priorate (English) comes from Latin prioratus, from Latin prior, from Proto-Italic priōs, from Proto-Italic prijōs, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
priorate (English): The dignity, office, or government of a prior
Definitions
- The dignity, office, or government of a prior
Ancestry of “priorate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | prioratus | priority, precedence; priory |
| 2 | Latin | prior | former, prior, previous; the first, the original;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | priōs | former |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | prijōs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |