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Where does “prédio” come from?

prédio (Portuguese) comes from Latin praedium, from Latin praes, from English prize, from Middle English prise, from Old French prise, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere — passed , crossed.

prédio (Portuguese): edifice; a large, multi-story building with rooms...

Definitions

  1. edifice; a large, multi-story building with rooms...

Ancestry of “prédio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraediumfarm; estate; manor
2Latinpraessurety, bondsman; at hand; now
3EnglishprizeThat which is taken from another; something...
4Middle Englishprise—
5Old Frenchpriseseizure; taking; capture
6Old Frenchprendreto take
7Latinprenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
8Latinprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
9Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
10Proto-Italicprai-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prédio”

  • predial
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