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Where does “presagio” come from?

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

presagio (Italian): omen, sign; premonition, presentiment

Definitions

  1. omen, sign; premonition, presentiment

Ancestry of “presagio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraesagiumpremonition, presentiment, foreboding
2LatinpraesagioI forebode
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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