Where does “prati” come from?
prati (Italian) comes from Italian prato, from Latin prātum, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prati (Italian): plural of prato
Ancestry of “prati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | prato | grass, lawn; meadow |
| 2 | Latin | prātum | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |