Where does “prae” come from?
prae (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prae (Latin): before; in front; in front of
Definitions
- before; in front; in front of
Ancestry of “prae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | prai | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “prae”