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Where does “vicepretore” come from?

vicepretore (Italian) comes from Italian pretore, from Latin praetor, from Latin praeeo, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

vicepretore (Italian): deputy magistrate; propraetor

Definitions

  1. deputy magistrate; propraetor

Ancestry of “vicepretore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpretoremagistrate
2Latinpraetorleader, head, chief, president
3LatinpraeeoI precede; I go forward; lead the way; I dictate
4Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
5Proto-Italicprai—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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