Where does “prefigurativo” come from?
prefigurativo (Italian) comes from Italian prefigurare, 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- — passed , crossed.
prefigurativo (Italian): prefigurative
Definitions
- prefigurative
Ancestry of “prefigurativo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | prefigurare | to prefigure; to foresee |
| 2 | Romanian | prefigura | to prefigure |
| 3 | French | préfigurer | to prefigure |
| 4 | French | pré- | pre- |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |