Where does “prelato” come from?
prelato (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin praelatus, from Latin praeferre, from Latin praefero, from Proto-Italic praiferō.
prelato (Italian): prelate
Ancestry of “prelato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | praelatus | carried; offered, presented; preferred |
| 2 | Latin | praeferre | present active infinitive of praeferō; to prefer |
| 3 | Latin | praefero | I bear, hold or carry before or forth; I carry... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | praiferō | — |
Words derived from “prelato”