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Where does “prospetto” come from?

prospetto (Italian) comes from Latin prospectus, from Latin prospicio, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prospetto (Italian): summary table; prospectus, brochure; elevation

Definitions

  1. summary table; prospectus, brochure; elevation

Ancestry of “prospetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprospectusview, sight, prospect; panorama; watched or...
2LatinprospicioI look far off; I see into the distance; I watch...
3Latinprō-—
4Proto-Italic*pro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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