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Where does “prestar” come from?

prestar (Old Spanish) comes 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.

Ancestry of “prestar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraestopresent, at hand, ready; at hand, ready to help;...
2Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
3Proto-Italicprai-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prestar”

  • emprestar
  • prestatario
  • prestación
  • prestar
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