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Where does “praestus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “praestus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraestopresent, at hand, ready; at hand, ready to help;...
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

Words derived from “praestus”

  • prêt
  • pretan
  • pretigi
  • preta
  • prêt
  • prett
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