Where does “prefigurare” come from?

prefigurare (Italian) comes from Romanian prefigura, from French préfigurer, from French pré-, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prefigurare (Italian): to prefigure; to foresee

Definitions

  1. to prefigure; to foresee

Ancestry of “prefigurare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianprefigurato prefigure
2Frenchpréfigurerto prefigure
3Frenchpré-pre-
4Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
5Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prefigurare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →
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