Where does “prévôtalement” come from?
prévôtalement (French) comes from French prévôtal, 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- — passed , crossed.
prévôtalement (French): provostally, provostorially
Definitions
- provostally, provostorially
Ancestry of “prévôtalement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | prévôtal | provostal; provostorial |
| 2 | French | prévôt | provost; provost-marshal |
| 3 | Old French | prevost | provost |
| 4 | Latin | praepositus | placed in front; placed in command; One placed in... |
| 5 | Latin | praepōnō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |