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Where does “préparer” come from?

préparer (French) comes from Middle French preparer, from Latin praeparāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

préparer (French): to prepare; to prepare for

Definitions

  1. to prepare; to prepare for

Ancestry of “préparer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpreparerto prepare
2Latinpraeparāre—
3Latinparāre—
4Latinparō—
5Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
6Proto-Italicpektos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
8Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “préparer”

  • préparateur
  • prepara
  • prepare
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