Where does “Präferenz” come from?

Präferenz (German) comes from French préférence, from French préférer, from Middle French preferer, from Old French preferer, from Latin praefero, from Proto-Italic praiferō.

Präferenz (German): preference

Definitions

  1. preference

Ancestry of “Präferenz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Präferenz”

Every word from Proto-Italic praiferō →Every word from Latin praefero →Every word from Old French preferer →