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Where does “preludio” come from?

preludio (Italian) comes from Latin praeludium, from Latin praeludo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

preludio (Italian): prelude; introduction; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. prelude; introduction; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “preludio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpraeludiumA prologue, prelude
2LatinpraeludoI play beforehand; I preface
3Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
4Proto-Italicprai-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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