Where does “ceptaŕ” come from?

ceptaŕ (Lower Sorbian) comes from German Präzeptor, from Latin praeceptor, from Latin praecipiō, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ceptaŕ (Lower Sorbian): teacher

Definitions

  1. teacher

Ancestry of “ceptaŕ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPräzeptorpreceptor, teacher
2Latinpraeceptorteacher, instructor, tutor, preceptor; commander,...
3Latinpraecipiōto take or seize beforehand, in advance
4Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
5Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-