Where does “prelat” come from?
prelat (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin praelatus, from Latin praeferre, from Latin praefero, from Proto-Italic praiferō.
prelat (Old French): prelate
Ancestry of “prelat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | praelatus | carried; offered, presented; preferred |
| 2 | Latin | praeferre | present active infinitive of praeferō; to prefer |
| 3 | Latin | praefero | I bear, hold or carry before or forth; I carry... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | praiferō | — |
Words derived from “prelat”