Where does “prétexter” come from?
prétexter (French) comes from French prétexte, from Latin praetextum, from Latin praetextus, from Latin praetexo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
prétexter (French): to give as an excuse
Definitions
- to give as an excuse
Ancestry of “prétexter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prétexte | excuse, pretext; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | praetextum | nominative neuter singular of praetextus;... |
| 3 | Latin | praetextus | fringed |
| 4 | Latin | praetexo | I fringe, edge, border; I place before or in... |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |