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Where does “strozzapreti” come from?

strozzapreti (English) comes from Italian strozzapreti, from Italian prete, from Esperanto preta, from French Prêt, from French prêter, from Middle French preter, from Old French prester, from Latin praesto — passed , crossed.

strozzapreti (English): An elongated form of hand-rolled pasta

Definitions

  1. An elongated form of hand-rolled pasta

Ancestry of “strozzapreti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstrozzapreti—
2Italianpretepriest, clergyman, minister, pastor
3Esperantopretaready, set
4FrenchPrêt—
5Frenchprêterto lend; to lend itself to; to go along with
6Middle FrenchpreterAlternative form of prester
7Old Frenchpresterto borrow
8Latinpraestopresent, at hand, ready; at hand, ready to help;...
9Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
10Proto-Italicprai-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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