Where does “prerogativa” come from?
prerogativa (Italian) comes from French prérogative, from Old French prerogative, from Latin praerogātīva, from Latin praerogativus, from Latin praerogō, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
prerogativa (Italian): prerogative, privilege
Definitions
- prerogative, privilege
Ancestry of “prerogativa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prérogative | prerogative |
| 2 | Old French | prerogative | prerogative right or privilege |
| 3 | Latin | praerogātīva | The tribe or century to which it fell by lot to vote first in the Comitia |
| 4 | Latin | praerogativus | That is asked before others for one's opinion,... |
| 5 | Latin | praerogō | to ask before someone else, ask first |
| 6 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |