Where does “praepositiō” come from?

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

praepositiō (Latin): preference

Definitions

  1. preference

Ancestry of “praepositiō”, step by step

praepositiō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin praepōnō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraepōnōto place or set over as chief, commander, or superintendent; to place at the head of or entrust with the charge or command of; to appoint or depute as
2Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
3Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Ancient Greek πρόθεσις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρόθεσιςsetting before; a preposing, preposition; purpose
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “praepositiō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →