Where does “arċipriet” come from?
arċipriet (Maltese) comes from Italian arciprete, from Italian prete, from Esperanto preta, from French Prêt, from French prêter, from Middle French preter, from Old French prester, from Latin praesto — passed , crossed.
arċipriet (Maltese): archpriest
Definitions
- archpriest
Ancestry of “arċipriet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | arciprete | archpriest |
| 2 | Italian | prete | priest, clergyman, minister, pastor |
| 3 | Esperanto | preta | ready, set |
| 4 | French | Prêt | ready |
| 5 | French | prêter | to lend; to lend itself to; to go along with |
| 6 | Middle French | preter | Alternative form of prester |
| 7 | Old French | prester | to borrow |
| 8 | Latin | praesto | present, at hand, ready; at hand, ready to help;... |
| 9 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |