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Where does “praescript-” come from?

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

praescript- (Latin): directed in writing

Definitions

  1. directed in writing

Ancestry of “praescript-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraescriberesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2LatinpraescriboI write in front; I prefix; I order, appoint,...
3Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
4Proto-Italicprai-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “praescript-”

  • prescriptive
  • prescriptivism
  • prescriptively
  • prescriptivist
  • prescriptiveness
  • nonprescriptive
  • prescriptivity
  • praescriptivus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →