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Where does “praeambulo” come from?

praeambulo (Latin) comes from Latin ambulō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

praeambulo (Latin): I walk before

Definitions

  1. I walk before

Ancestry of “praeambulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinambulō—
2Latinambi-ambi-
3Latinambō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “praeambulo”

  • preamble
  • praeambulus
  • praeambulans
  • preámbulo
  • preambolo
  • préambule
  • preâmbulo
  • preambule
  • praeambulum
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