Where does “imprestável” come from?
imprestável (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese prestável, from Portuguese prestar, from Old Portuguese prestar, from Latin praesto, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
imprestável (Portuguese): worthless; useless
Definitions
- worthless; useless
Ancestry of “imprestável”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | prestável | helpful; useful |
| 2 | Portuguese | prestar | to be useful; to be suitable; to be good; to... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | prestar | — |
| 4 | Latin | praesto | present, at hand, ready; at hand, ready to help;... |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |