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Where does “préférablement” come from?

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

préférablement (French): preferably

Definitions

  1. preferably

Ancestry of “préférablement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpréférablepreferable
2Frenchpréférerto prefer
3Middle Frenchprefererto prefer
4Old Frenchprefererto prefer; to prioritize
5LatinpraeferoI bear, hold or carry before or forth; I carry...
6Proto-Italicpraiferō—
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