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Where does “presunto” come from?

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

presunto (Italian): past participle of presumere; presumed, supposed;...

Definitions

  1. past participle of presumere; presumed, supposed;...

Ancestry of “presunto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpresumereto guess, to presume, to suppose
2LatinpraesumoI presume, "in its separate senses:"
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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