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Where does “onnipresente” come from?

onnipresente (Italian) comes from Italian presente, from Latin praesēns, from Latin praeesse, from Latin praesum, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

onnipresente (Italian): omnipresent, ubiquitous, ever-present

Definitions

  1. omnipresent, ubiquitous, ever-present

Ancestry of “onnipresente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpresentepresent; this; present tense
2Latinpraesēns—
3Latinpraeessepresent active infinitive of praesum; be in front...
4LatinpraesumI am before something; I preside or rule over; I...
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
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