Where does “prârie” come from?

prârie (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin prātum, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prârie (Franco-Provençal): meadow

Definitions

  1. meadow

Ancestry of “prârie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprātummeadow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →