Where does “ppreskriva” come from?

ppreskriva (Maltese) comes from Italian prescrivere, from Latin praescribo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ppreskriva (Maltese): to prescribe (e.g. a medicine)

Definitions

  1. to prescribe (e.g. a medicine)

Ancestry of “ppreskriva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianprescrivereTo prescribe
2LatinpraescriboI write in front; I prefix; I order, appoint,...
3Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
4Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-