Where does “prete” come from?
prete (Italian) comes from Esperanto preta, from French Prêt, from French prêter, from Middle French preter, from Old French prester, from Latin praesto, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai- — passed , crossed.
prete (Italian): priest, clergyman, minister, pastor
Definitions
- priest, clergyman, minister, pastor
Ancestry of “prete”, step by step
prete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto preta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | preta | ready, set |
| 2 | French | Prêt | ready |
| 3 | French | prêter | to lend; to lend itself to; to go along with |
| 4 | Middle French | preter | Alternative form of prester |
| 5 | Old French | prester | to borrow |
| 6 | Latin | praesto | present, at hand, ready; at hand, ready to help;... |
| 7 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Vulgar Latin previter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | previter | — |
| 2 | Latin | presbyter | an elder, presbyter |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρεσβύτερος | older of two people; advanced in life, senior; a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τερος | Used on adjectives that express some notion of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |