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Where does “praelegatis” come from?

praelegatis (Latin) comes from Latin praelego, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

praelegatis (Latin): second-person plural present active subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active subjunctive...

Ancestry of “praelegatis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpraelegoI read something to others, recite, set an...
2Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
3Proto-Italicprai-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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