Where does “prestigioso” come from?
prestigioso (Italian) comes from Late Latin praestigiosus, from Latin praestigiae, from Latin praestringo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prestigioso (Italian): prestigious, famous, eminent
Definitions
- prestigious, famous, eminent
Ancestry of “prestigioso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | praestigiosus | full of tricks |
| 2 | Latin | praestigiae | nominative plural of praestigia; genitive... |
| 3 | Latin | praestringo | I bind fast; I tie up; I squeeze tight; I... |
| 4 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “prestigioso”