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Where does “praelatus” come from?

praelatus (Latin) comes from Latin praefero, from Proto-Italic praiferō.

praelatus (Latin): carried; offered, presented; preferred

Definitions

  1. carried; offered, presented; preferred

Ancestry of “praelatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpraeferoI bear, hold or carry before or forth; I carry...
2Proto-Italicpraiferō—

Words derived from “praelatus”

  • prelate
  • prelatical
  • prelatist
  • prelatial
  • prelatess
  • unprelatical
  • archprelate
  • prelatically
  • prelatism
  • prelatry
  • unprelated
  • prelatish
  • prelateship
  • prelatize
  • prelatesco
  • prelatizio
  • prelato
  • prelado
  • prelat
  • prelado
Every word from Proto-Italic praiferō →