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Where does “presapere” come from?

presapere (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.

presapere (Italian): to know something in advance

Definitions

  1. to know something in advance

Ancestry of “presapere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpre-pre-
2Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
3Proto-Italicprai-—
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 →