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Where does “prosternare” come from?

prosternare (Italian) comes from Latin prosterno, 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.

prosternare (Italian): to throw down; to prostrate

Definitions

  1. to throw down; to prostrate

Ancestry of “prosternare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinprosternoI strew in front of; I prostrate, knock down,...
2Latinprō-—
3Proto-Italic*pro-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prosternare”

  • prosternazione
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