Where does “préférable” come from?

préférable (French) comes from French préférer, from Middle French preferer, from Old French preferer, from Latin praefero, from Proto-Italic praiferō.

préférable (French): preferable

Definitions

  1. preferable

Ancestry of “préférable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpréférerto prefer
2Middle Frenchprefererto prefer
3Old Frenchprefererto prefer; to prioritize
4LatinpraeferoI bear, hold or carry before or forth; I carry...
5Proto-Italicpraiferō—

Words derived from “préférable”

Every word from Proto-Italic praiferō →Every word from Latin praefero →Every word from Old French preferer →