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Where does “pravitas” come from?

pravitas (Latin) comes from Latin prāvus, from Proto-Italic prāwos, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “pravitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprāvus—
2Proto-Italicprāwos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-wo-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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