Where does “prêt'tie” come from?
prêt'tie (Norman) comes from Norman prêter, from Old French prester, from Latin praesto, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prêt'tie (Norman): gerund of prêter; loan
Ancestry of “prêt'tie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | prêter | to lend |
| 2 | Old French | prester | to borrow |
| 3 | Latin | praesto | present, at hand, ready; at hand, ready to help;... |
| 4 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |