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Where does “prolusory” come from?

prolusory (English) comes from Latin proludo, from English ludo, from English Ludo, from English Ludovic, from French Ludovic, from Medieval Latin Ludovicus, from Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German Hlūtwīg — to cover; to incline.

prolusory (English): Relating to prolusion; preliminary, introductory

Definitions

  1. Relating to prolusion; preliminary, introductory

Ancestry of “prolusory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinproludopractice beforehand
2EnglishludoAlternative letter-case form of Ludo; Latin -...
3EnglishLudoA children's board game in which tokens are moved...
4EnglishLudovic—
5FrenchLudovic—
6Medieval LatinLudovicus—
7LatinLudovīcus—
8Old High GermanHlūtwīg—
9Proto-West GermanicHlūdawīg—
10Proto-West Germanichlūdloud; sound
11Proto-Germanichlūdazloud; famous
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlewtosheard, famous
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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