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Where does “prévôtal” come from?

prévôtal (French) comes from French prévôt, from Old French prevost, from Latin praepositus, from Latin praepōnō, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

prévôtal (French): provostal; provostorial

Definitions

  1. provostal; provostorial

Ancestry of “prévôtal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprévôtprovost; provost-marshal
2Old Frenchprevostprovost
3Latinpraepositusplaced in front; placed in command; One placed in...
4Latinpraepōnō—
5Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
6Proto-Italicprai-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prévôtal”

  • prévôtalement
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