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Where does “praesto” come from?

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

praesto (Latin): present, at hand, ready; at hand, ready to help;...

Definitions

  1. present, at hand, ready; at hand, ready to help;...

Ancestry of “praesto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
2Proto-Italicprai-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “praesto”

  • presto
  • prest
  • imprest
  • prestation
  • prestidigitation
  • prestidigitator
  • prestissimo
  • prestable
  • prestimony
  • praestatio
  • praestare
  • praestolans
  • praestus
  • praestantissimus
  • praestiturus
  • praestitus
  • praestaturus
  • praestatus
  • praestandus
  • praestans
  • praestimonium
  • praestolaturus
  • praestolatus
  • praestolandus
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