Where does “prédicat” come from?
prédicat (French) comes from Late Latin praedicatum, from Latin praedico, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prédicat (French): predicate
Definitions
- predicate
Ancestry of “prédicat”, step by step
prédicat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin praedicatum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | praedicatum | thing said of a subject; accusative supine of... |
| 2 | Latin | praedico | I proclaim, declare publicly; I announce, make... |
| 3 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Middle French predicat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | predicat | predicate |
| 2 | Latin | praedicatum | thing said of a subject; accusative supine of... |