Where does “prepotere” come from?

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

prepotere (Italian): to exercise excessive power or influence; to...

Definitions

  1. to exercise excessive power or influence; to...

Ancestry of “prepotere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpre-pre
2Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
3Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →