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Where does “praefero” come from?

praefero (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic praiferō.

praefero (Latin): I bear, hold or carry before or forth; I carry...

Definitions

  1. I bear, hold or carry before or forth; I carry...

Ancestry of “praefero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpraiferō—

Words derived from “praefero”

  • prefer
  • preferable
  • preferably
  • prelate
  • preferment
  • prelatical
  • preferreth
  • prelatist
  • preferableness
  • preferrest
  • prelatial
  • disprefer
  • prelatess
  • preferrer
  • unprelatical
  • archprelate
  • prelatically
  • prelatism
  • prelatry
  • unpreferable
  • preferans
  • unprelated
  • prelatish
  • prelateship
Every word from Proto-Italic praiferō →