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

Definitions

  1. prelate

Ancestry of “prelat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpraelatuscarried; offered, presented; preferred
2Latinpraeferrepresent active infinitive of praeferō; to prefer
3LatinpraeferoI bear, hold or carry before or forth; I carry...
4Proto-Italicpraiferō—

Words derived from “prelat”

Every word from Proto-Italic praiferō →Every word from Latin praefero →Every word from Latin praeferre →