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Where does “portendens” come from?

portendens (Latin) comes from Latin portendo, from Latin por-, from Proto-Italic por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

portendens (Latin): indicating; predicting, foretelling, portending

Definitions

  1. indicating; predicting, foretelling, portending

Ancestry of “portendens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinportendoI indicate, point out; I predict, foretell,...
2Latinpor-forth, forward, further, onward
3Proto-Italicpor-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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