Where does “προλαβαίνω” come from?

προλαβαίνω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek προλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

προλαβαίνω (Greek): to have time to do something, catch up

Definitions

  1. to have time to do something, catch up

Ancestry of “προλαβαίνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρολαμβάνωtake beforehand, anticipate
2Ancient Greekπρό-in front of; before
3Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró