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Where does “prominentia” come from?

prominentia (Latin) comes from Latin prōminēns, from Latin prōmineō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prominentia (Latin): nominative neuter plural of prōminēns; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter plural of prōminēns; accusative...

Ancestry of “prominentia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōminēns—
2Latinprōmineō—
3Latinprō-—
4Proto-Italic*pro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prominentia”

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