Where does “prevendere” come from?

prevendere (Italian) comes from Italian prevendita, 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.

prevendere (Italian): to presell

Definitions

  1. to presell

Ancestry of “prevendere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprevenditapresale
2Italianpre-pre
3Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
4Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →
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